New York's 55th State Senate district

New York's 55th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Samra Brouk since 2021.

New York's 55th State Senate District
Senator	Samra Brouk D–Rochester
Registration	40.3% Democratic 28.7% Republican 24.2% No party preference
Demographics	77% White 10% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	294,445[1]
Registered voters	204,872[2]

Geography

District 55 covers parts of Monroe and Ontario Counties, including the eastern half of Rochester and many of its eastern and northern suburbs.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 23rd, 25th, and 27th congressional districts, and with the 131st, 133rd, 135th, 136th, 137th, and 138th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 55[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samra Brouk	90,435	57.4
	Republican	Christopher Missick	67,122	42.6
Total votes			157,557	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 55[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke (incumbent)	66,279	51.9
	Democratic	Jennifer Lunsford	61,407	48.1
Total votes			127,724	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 55[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke (incumbent)	101,334	100.0
Total votes			101,334	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 55[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	54,874	58.7
	Democratic	Ted O'Brien (incumbent)	38,624	41.3
Total votes			93,498	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 55[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted O'Brien	70,020	52.0
	Republican	Sean Hanna	64,572	48.0
Total votes			134,592	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Federal results in District 55

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Clinton 56.3 – 37.8%
2012	President	Obama 56.5 – 41.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.9 – 33.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 55, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "Our District". Rich Funke, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
5. "New York State Senate District 55". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
6. "State Senator 55th 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 24, 2019.