New York's 2nd State Senate district

New York's 2nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. Since 2021, it has been represented by Republican Mario Mattera, who succeeded former Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.[3] For the 2022 election, the 2nd district was redistricted from the old 2nd district and the 5th district.

New York's 2nd
State Senate district

Senator
  Mario Mattera
RSt. James
Registration34.1% Republican
31.5% Democratic
27.2% No party preference
Demographics80.0% White
3.1% Black
8.7% Hispanic
6.8% Asian
0.4% Other
1.2% Multiracial
Population (2017)313,799[1]
Registered voters233,554[2]

Geography

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2nd District covers north-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including the town of Smithtown, as well as portions of Brookhaven and Huntington.[4][1]

The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mario Mattera
Conservative Mario Mattera
Total Mario Mattera (incumbent)
Democratic Craig Herskowitz
Write-in
Total votes

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 2[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mario Mattera 71,576
Conservative Mario Mattera 10,379
Total Mario Mattera (incumbent) 81,955 57.9
Democratic Susan Berland 56,755
Working Families Susan Berland 2,895
Total Susan Berland 59,650 42.1
Write-in 22 0.0
Total votes 141,627 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 2[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mario Mattera 81,592
Conservative Mario Mattera 9,623
Independence Mario Mattera 1,684
Safe Neighborhoods Mario Mattera 325
Total Mario Mattera 93,224 56.8
Democratic Michael Siderakis 70,833 43.2
Write-in 32 0.0
Total votes 164,089 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 2[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan 57,621
Conservative John Flanagan 6,682
Independence John Flanagan 1,524
Reform John Flanagan 227
Total John Flanagan (incumbent) 66,054 54.9
Democratic Kathleen Cleary 52,861
Women's Equality Kathleen Cleary 1,291
Total Kathleen Cleary 54,152 45.0
Write-in 14 0.0
Total votes 120,220 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 2[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan 77,309
Conservative John Flanagan 10,570
Independence John Flanagan 3,293
Total John Flanagan (incumbent) 91,172 63.2
Democratic Peter Magistrale 47,623 33.0
Libertarian Stephen Ruth 5,505 3.8
Write-in 32 0.0
Total votes 144,332 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 2[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan 40,302
Conservative John Flanagan 7,419
Independence John Flanagan 2,812
Total John Flanagan (incumbent) 50,533 69.1
Democratic Joseph Lombardi 22,530 30.8
Write-in 37 0.1
Total votes 73,100 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 2[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Flanagan 64,998
Conservative John Flanagan 10,667
Independence John Flanagan 4,339
Total John Flanagan (incumbent) 80,004 67.5
Democratic Errol Toulon Jr. 38,482 32.5
Write-in 37 0.0
Total votes 118,523 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 2

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Year Office Results[9]
2020 President Trump 52.2 – 46.3%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 51.6 – 48.3%
2016 President Trump 54.8 – 41.9%
2012 President Romney 52.8 – 46.0%
Senate Gillibrand 59.7 – 39.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 2, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 2nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 22, 2019.