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][3]

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.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 29[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José M. Serrano (incumbent)	88,643	87.9
	Republican	Jose A. Colon	12,175	12.1
Total votes			100,818	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 29[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José M. Serrano (incumbent)	68,681	92.8
	Republican	Jose A. Colon	5,237	7.1
Total votes			73,996	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 29[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José M. Serrano (incumbent)	56,194	87.7
	Republican	Jose A. Colon	6,158	9.6
	Conservative	Linda Ortiz	1,752	2.7
Total votes			64,104	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 29[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José M. Serrano (incumbent)	30,502	89.5
	Republican	Kevin Barrett	3,589	10.5
Total votes			34,091	100.0
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 29[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	José M. Serrano (incumbent)	72,637	94.0
	Conservative	Robert Goodman	3,381	4.4
	Green	Thomas Siracuse	1,245	1.6
Total votes			77,263	100.0
	Democratic hold

Federal results in District 29

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 91.3 – 6.7%
2012	President	Obama 90.8 – 8.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 92.3 – 6.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 29, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". José M. Serrano, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
6. "State Senator 29th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 12, 2019.