New York's 29th State Senate district

New York's 29th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat José M. Serrano since 2005.^[3]

New York's 29th State Senate district
Senator	José M. Serrano D–South Bronx
Registration	74.8% Democratic 6.1% Republican 16.1% No party preference
Demographics	20% White 20% Black 53% Hispanic 5% Asian
Population (2017)	328,212[1]
Registered voters	203,482[2]

Geography

District 29 stretches across a convoluted section of the South Bronx and upper Manhattan, as well as Randalls Island, Roosevelt Island, and Central Park. The neighborhoods it covers include Mott Haven, Melrose, Highbridge, Morris Heights, East Harlem, Yorkville, and a small part of the Upper West Side.^[1][4]

The district overlaps New York's 10th, 12th, 13th, and 15th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 68th, 69th, 73rd, 76th, 77th, 84th, and 86th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 29^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	60,984
	Working Families	José Serrano	4,733
	Total	José Serrano (incumbent)	65,717	81.7
	Republican	Tanya Carmichael	13,242
	Conservative	Tanya Carmichael	1,314
	Total	Tanya Carmichael	14,556	18.1
	Write-in		164	0.2
Total votes			80,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 29^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	37,770
	Working Families	José Serrano	2,776
	Total	José Serrano (incumbent)	40,546	99.5
	Write-in		199	0.5
Total votes			40,745	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 29^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano (incumbent)	88,643	87.8
	Republican	Jose Colon	12,175	12.1
	Write-in		124	0.1
Total votes			100,942	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 29^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano (incumbent)	68,681	92.8
	Republican	Jose Colon	5,237	7.1
	Write-in		75	0.1
Total votes			73,993	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 29^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano (incumbent)	80,844	89.5
	Republican	Jose Colon	7,130	7.9
	Conservative	Linda Ortiz	2,241	2.5
	Write-in		78	0.1
Total votes			90,293	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 29^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	27,743
	Working Families	José Serrano	2,759
	Total	José Serrano (incumbent)	30,502	89.4
	Republican	Kevin Barrett	3,111
	Conservative	Kevin Barrett	478
	Total	Kevin Barrett	3,589	10.5
	Write-in		43	0.1
Total votes			34,134	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 29^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José Serrano	70,892
	Working Families	José Serrano	1,759
	Total	José Serrano (incumbent)	72,651	94.0
	Conservative	Robert Goodman	3,382	4.4
	Green	Thomas Siracuse	1,245	1.6
	Write-in		31	0.0
Total votes			77,309	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 29

Year	Office	Results[10][11]
2020	President	Biden 86.7 – 12.1%
2016	President	Clinton 91.3 – 6.7%
2012	President	Obama 90.8 – 8.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 92.3 – 6.8%