American legislative district
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New York 's 51st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate . It has been represented by Republican Peter Oberacker since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican James L. Seward .[ 3]
Geography
District 51 is a convoluted district in Central New York and the Hudson Valley , covering all of Schoharie , Otsego , and Cortland Counties , as well as parts of Tompkins , Herkimer , Chenango , Cayuga , Delaware , and Ulster Counties .[ 1] [ 4]
The district overlaps with New York's 18th , 19th , and 21st , and with the 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 118th, 119th, 121st, 122nd, 125th, and 126th districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 5]
Recent election results
2024
2022
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
2012 New York State Senate election , District 51[ 8]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
James Seward (incumbent)
8,500
80.6
Republican
James Blake
2,044
19.4
Write-in
0
0.0
Total votes
10,544
100.0
General election
Republican
James Seward
64,807
Conservative
James Seward
6,261
Independence
James Seward
5,360
Total
James Seward (incumbent)
76,428
68.6
Democratic
Howard Leib
31,276
Working Families
Howard Leib
3,691
Total
Howard Leib
34,967
31.3
Write-in
59
0.1
Total votes
111,454
100.0
Republican hold
Federal results in District 51
References
^ a b "State Senate District 51, NY" . Census Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ "Enrollment by Senate District" . New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
^ "New York State Senator Peter Oberacker" . The New York State Senate. December 10, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ "Our District" . The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 22, 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 June 28, 2023 .
^ "2022 Federal and State Primary Results" . New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved June 28, 2023 .
^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 51" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .
^ "State Senator 51st 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 22, 2019 .