American legislative district
New York 's 23rd State Senate districtNew York State Senate . It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton since 2023.[ 3] Diane Savino , who represented the district from 2005 until her retirement in 2022.[ 4]
Geography
2020s
District 23, following redistricting in 2020, largely resembles its composition in the 2010s. The Brooklyn portion of the district was altered to include Manhattan Beach and portions of Sheepshead Bay , and remove the portion of Sunset Park .
The district overlaps with New York's 8th and 11th congressional districts , the 41st , 45th , 46th , 61st , 63rd , and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly , and the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th districts of the New York City Council .[ 5]
2010s
District 23 covers much of the North Shore of Staten Island , including the neighborhoods of Marines Harbor , Elm Park , West New Brighton , St. George , Stapleton Heights , Arrochar , and Dongan Hills . The district also encompasses parts of some southern Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bensonhurst , Brighton Beach , Coney Island , Dyker Heights , Gravesend , and Sunset Park .[ 1] [ 6]
The district overlaps with New York's 7th , 8th , 9th , 10th , and 11th congressional districts , and with the 41st , 45th , 46th , 47th , 49th , 51st , 61st , 63rd , and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 7]
Recent election results
2024
2022
2022 New York State Senate election , District 23[ 9]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jessica Scarcella-Spanton 5,847
59.2
Democratic
Sarah Blas
1,622
16.4
Democratic
Bianca Rajpersaud
1,581
16.0
Democratic
Rajiv Gowda
764
7.7
Write-in
62
0.7
Total votes
9,876
100.0
Republican Joseph Tirone Jr.
2,314
76.5
Republican
Sergey Fedorov
669
22.1
Write-in
41
1.4
Total votes
3,024
100.0
General election
Democratic Jessica Scarcella-Spanton 29,550
50.9
Republican
Joseph Tirone Jr.
26,799
Conservative
Joseph Tirone Jr.
1,702
Total
Joseph Tirone Jr.
28,501
49.0
Write-in
75
0.1
Total votes
58,126
100.0
Democratic hold
2020
2020 New York State Senate election , District 23[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 12,496
73.4
Democratic
Rajiv Gowda
4,521
26.6
Write-in
175
1.0
Total votes
17,192
100.0
General election
Democratic
Diane Savino 62,116
Independence
Diane Savino 1,432
Total
Diane Savino (incumbent) 63,548
77.4
Conservative
Justin DeFillippo
17,336
21.1
SAM
John Jairo Rodriguez
1,031
1.3
Write-in
210
0.3
Total votes
82,125
100.0
Democratic hold
2018
2018 New York State Senate election , District 23[ 11]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Diane Savino (incumbent) 13,270
67.3
Democratic
Jasmine Robinson
4,015
20.4
Democratic
Brandon Stradford
2,363
12.0
Write-in
64
0.3
Total votes
19,712
100.0
Reform Diane Savino (incumbent) 531
91.6
Write-in
49
8.4
Total votes
580
100.0
General election
Democratic
Diane Savino 43,429
Independence
Diane Savino 1,019
Women's Equality
Diane Savino 282
Reform
Diane Savino 265
Total
Diane Savino (incumbent) 44,995
68.9
Republican
David Krainert
16,861
Conservative
David Krainert
1,223
Total
David Krainert
18,084
27.7
Working Families
Jasmine Robinson
2,196
3.4
Write-in
68
0.1
Total votes
65,343
100.0
Democratic hold
2016
2014
2012
Federal results in District 23
References
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