New York's 60th State Senate district

New York's 60th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. Republican Chris Jacobs won the seat in 2017, succeeding retiring Democrat Marc Panepinto, who was later sentenced to prison on corruption charges. Jacobs announced that he is giving up his seat to running for Congress in 2020.[3] He subsequently resigned in June after winning a special election for Congress.

New York's 60th
State Senate District
Senator
  Sean Ryan
D–Erie County
Registration45.7% Democratic
26.1% Republican
19.5% No party preference
Demographics82% White
6% Black
6% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2017)294,966[1]
Registered voters205,940[2]

Geography

District 60 is located entirely within Erie County in Western New York, including much of southern Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs of Brant, Evans, Grand Island, Hamburg, Orchard Park, and the city and town of Tonawanda.[1][3]

The district overlaps with New York's 26th and 27th congressional districts, and with the 140th, 141st, 142nd, 145th, 147th, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New York State Senate election, District 60[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Ryan 91,008 60.7
Republican Joshua Mertzlufft 58,817 39.3
Total votes 149,825 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018
2018 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Jacobs (incumbent) 61,687 55.8
Democratic Carima El Behairy 48,943 44.2
Total votes 110,630 100.0
Republican hold

2016
2016 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amber Small 7,348 66.4
Democratic Alfred Coppola 3,712 33.6
Total votes 11,060 100.0
Republican Chris Jacobs 4,902 75.6
Republican Kevin T. Stocker 1,586 24.4
Total votes 6,488 100.0
General election
Republican Chris Jacobs 77,327 58.9
Democratic Amber Small 51,036 38.9
Green James DePasquale 2,835 2.2
Total votes 131,198 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marc Panepinto 7,448 51.3
Democratic Alfred Coppola 7,059 48.7
Total votes 14,507 100.0
Republican Kevin T. Stocker 5,292 56.6
Republican Mark Grisanti (incumbent) 4,051 43.4
Total votes 9,343 100.0
General election
Democratic Marc Panepinto 26,415 32.6
Republican Kevin T. Stocker 24,966 30.9
Independence Mark Grisanti (incumbent) 22,734 28.1
Conservative Timothy D. Gallagher 6,796 8.4
Total votes 80,911 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2012
2012 New York State Senate election, District 60[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael L. Amodeo 7,299 55.4
Democratic Charles M. Swanick 3,709 28.1
Democratic Alfred Coppola 2,174 16.5
Total votes 13,182 100.0
Republican Mark Grisanti (incumbent) 5,806 59.6
Republican Kevin T. Stocker 3,930 40.4
Total votes 9,736 100.0
General election
Republican Mark Grisanti (incumbent) 63,683 50.2
Democratic Michael L. Amodeo 45,140 35.6
Conservative Charles M. Swanick 15,027 11.8
Working Families Gregory L. Davis 3,078 2.4
Total votes 126,928 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 60
Year Office Results[7]
2016 President Clinton 49.8 – 45.3%
2012 President Obama 56.1 – 42.0%
Senate Gillibrand 67.7 – 30.6%

References
  1. "State Senate District 60, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. "Our District". Chris Jacobs, The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 26, 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 60". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  6. "State Senator 60th 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 26, 2019.
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