New York's 63rd State Senate district
American legislative district
New York 's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate . It had been represented by Democrat Tim Kennedy , under different district numbers and lines, since his 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski .[ 3]
Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo -based 58th district , and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.
Geography
District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York , including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna .[ 1] [ 4]
The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district , and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 5]
Recent election results
2024
2022
2020
2018
2018 New York State Senate election , District 63[ 7]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Timothy Kennedy (incumbent)
23,640
76.7
Democratic
Shaqurah Zachery
7,198
23.3
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
30,838
100.0
General election
Democratic
Timothy Kennedy
62,370
Working Families
Timothy Kennedy
3,811
Independence
Timothy Kennedy
3,006
Women's Equality
Timothy Kennedy
1,034
Total
Timothy Kennedy (incumbent)
70,221
100.0
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
70,221
100.0
Democratic hold
2016
2014
2014 New York State Senate election, District 63[ 7]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Timothy Kennedy (incumbent)
16,660
60.2
Democratic
Betty Jean Grant
10,997
39.8
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
27,657
100.0
Independence
Timothy Kennedy (incumbent)
287
65.1
Independence
Ricky Donovan Sr.
154
34.9
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
441
100.0
General election
Democratic
Timothy Kennedy
36,778
Working Families
Timothy Kennedy
3,499
Independence
Timothy Kennedy
2,001
Total
Timothy Kennedy (incumbent)
42,278
77.9
Republican
Ricky Donovan Sr.
8,358
Conservative
Ricky Donovan Sr.
3,435
Total
Ricky Donovan Sr.
11,973
22.1
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
54,251
100.0
Democratic hold
2012
Federal results in District 63
References
^ a b "State Senate District 63, NY" . Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ "Enrollment by Senate District" . New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
^ "New York State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy" . The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021 .
^ "Our District" . The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ "2022 Election Results" . New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023 .
^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 63" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .
^ "State Senator 63rd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020" . New York State Board of Elections . December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved July 27, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021 .