New York's 54th State Senate district

New York's 54th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Pamela Helming since 2017, succeeding fellow Republican Michael Nozzolio.[3][4]

New York's 54th
State Senate district

Senator
  Pamela Helming
RCanandaigua
Registration36.8% Republican
29.8% Democratic
24.8% No party preference
Demographics89% White
3% Black
4% Hispanic
2% Asian
Population (2017)294,459[1]
Registered voters192,352[2] (as of 2019)

Geography

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District 54 covers several counties in the Finger Lakes region,[5] including all of Seneca and Wayne Counties as well as parts of Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, and Tompkins Counties.[6][7]

The district overlaps with New York's 24th congressional district and with the 125th, 126th, 130th, 131st, 132nd, and 135th districts of the New York State Assembly.[8]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 54
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela Helming
Conservative Pamela Helming
Total Pamela Helming (incumbent)
Democratic Scott Comegys
Write-in
Total votes

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 54[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela Helming 70,097
Conservative Pamela Helming 13,553
Total Pamela Helming 83,650 66.5
Democratic Kenan Baldridge 42,216 33.5
Write-in 27 0.0
Total votes 125,893 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 54[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela Helming 76,760
Conservative Pamela Helming 11,483
Independence Pamela Helming 2,590
SAM Pamela Helming 154
Total Pamela Helming (incumbent) 90,987 63.8
Democratic Shauna O'Toole 51,609 36.2
Write-in 42 0.0
Total votes 142,638 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 54[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela Helming 55,858
Conservative Pamela Helming 8,249
Independence Pamela Helming 2,566
Reform Pamela Helming 550
Total Pamela Helming (incumbent) 67,223 62.0
Democratic Kenan Baldridge 38,808
Working Families Kenan Baldridge 1,618
Women's Equality Kenan Baldridge 843
Total Kenan Baldridge 41,269 38.0
Write-in 20 0.0
Total votes 108,512 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 54[10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela Helming 3,945 32.5
Republican Floyd Rayburn 3,735 30.8
Republican Brian Manktelow 2,123 17.5
Republican Sean Hanna 1,370 11.3
Republican Jon Ritter 952 7.9
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 12,125 100.0
Reform Floyd Rayburn (write-in) 4 66.6
Reform Pamela Helming 2 33.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 6 100.0
General election
Republican Pamela Helming 60,405
Conservative Pamela Helming 9,311
Independence Pamela Helming 4,459
Total Pamela Helming 74,175 60.2
Democratic Kenan Baldridge 40,739 33.0
Reform Floyd Rayburn 8,350 6.8
Write-in 49 0.0
Total votes 123,313 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 54[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Nozzolio 50,967
Conservative Michael Nozzolio 9,817
Independence Michael Nozzolio 7,089
Total Michael Nozzolio (incumbent) 67,873 99.5
Write-in 352 0.5
Total votes 68,225 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 54[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Nozzolio 73,204
Conservative Michael Nozzolio 12,024
Independence Michael Nozzolio 11,074
Total Michael Nozzolio (incumbent) 96,302 96.6
Write-in 379 0.4
Total votes 96,681 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 54

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Year Office Results[12]
2020 President Trump 51.3 – 46.1%
2016 President Trump 52.3 – 41.6%
2012 President Obama 49.7 – 48.4%
Senate Gillibrand 58.0 – 40.0%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 54, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Pamela Helming". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Photos: Oath of Office ceremony for Pam Helming". MPNnow. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Results for New York State Senate races across region". WHAM. November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Harding, Robert (May 18, 2018). "NY Senate rematch: Kenan Baldridge aims to unseat Sen. Pam Helming". Auburn Citizen. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  8. ^ Jarman, David (July 30, 2019). "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 54". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "State Senator 54th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  12. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2019.