New York's 3rd State Senate district

New York's 3rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts of the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican L. Dean Murray since 2023.^[3] For the 2022 election, the 3rd district was redistricted from the old 4th district.

New York's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Dean Murray R–East Patchogue
Registration	35.8% Democratic 29.9% Republican 26.8% No party preference
Demographics	60% White 9% Black 27% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	315,802[1]
Registered voters	197,679[2]

Geography

District 3 covers much of south-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including portions of Brookhaven and Islip. Most of Brentwood, the largest census-designated place on Long Island, is located within the district.^[4]

The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5][1]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 3^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	78,923
	Conservative	Dean Murray	10,345
	Total	Dean Murray (incumbent)	89,268	61.5
	Democratic	Michael Conroy	55,904	38.5
	Write-in		56	0.0
Total votes			145,228	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Murray	61,459
	Conservative	Dean Murray	9,727
	Total	Dean Murray	71,186	65.1
	Democratic	Farzeen Bham	38,129	34.9
	Write-in		20	0.0
Total votes			109,335	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alexis Weik	60,171
	Conservative	Alexis Weik	8,192
	Total	Alexis Weik	68,363	51.9
	Democratic	Monica Martinez	61,596
	Independence	Monica Martinez	1,690
	Total	Monica Martinez (incumbent)	63,286	48.1
	Write-in		35	0.0
Total votes			131,684	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Martinez	46,967
	Working Families	Monica Martinez	1,428
	Women's Equality	Monica Martinez	765
	Total	Monica Martinez	49,160	51.6
	Republican	Dean Murray	40,195
	Conservative	Dean Murray	4,798
	Independence	Dean Murray	960
	Reform	Dean Murray	211
	Total	Dean Murray	46,164	48.4
	Write-in		13	0.0
Total votes			95,337	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John DeVito Jr.	1,390	42.1
	Democratic	Joseph Fritz	1,012	30.7
	Democratic	Ricardo Montano	898	27.2
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			3,300	100.0
General election
	Republican	Thomas Croci	54,727
	Conservative	Thomas Croci	8,107
	Independence	Thomas Croci	2,462
	Reform	Thomas Croci	417
	Total	Thomas Croci (incumbent)	65,713	58.0
	Democratic	John DeVito Jr.	43,764
	Working Families	John DeVito Jr.	2,344
	Total	John DeVito Jr.	46,108	40.7
	Women's Equality	Joseph Fritz	1,363	1.2
	Write-in		97	0.1
Total votes			113,281	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Adrienne Esposito	16	84.1
	Green	John Miller	1	5.3
	Green	Inanimate Carbon Rod	1	5.3
	Green	John Walsh	1	5.3
	Write-in		0	0.0
Total votes			19	100.0
General election
	Republican	Thomas Croci	26,404
	Conservative	Thomas Croci	5,681
	Independence	Thomas Croci	1,776
	Total	Thomas Croci	33,861	58.3
	Democratic	Adrienne Esposito	21,213
	Working Families	Adrienne Esposito	2,035
	Green	Adrienne Esposito	952
	Total	Adrienne Esposito	24,200	41.7
	Write-in		21	0.0
Total votes			58,082	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 3^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Zeldin	40,908
	Conservative	Lee Zeldin	8,119
	Independence	Lee Zeldin	3,030
	Total	Lee Zeldin (incumbent)	52,057	55.8
	Democratic	Francis Genco	41,372	44.2
	Write-in		42	0.0
Total votes			93,471	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 3

Year	Office	Results[10]
2020	President	Trump 49.52 – 49.08%
2018	Senate	Gillibrand 55.3– 44.6%
2016	President	Trump 51.3 – 45.3%
2012	President	Obama 55.4 – 43.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 66.7 – 32.1%