New York's 9th State Senate district

New York's 9th
State Senate district
New York's 9th; State Senate district
Senator
	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick; R–Malverne
Registration	41.6% Democratic; 31.1% Republican; 22.3% No party preference
Demographics	61% White; 13% Black; 17% Hispanic; 6% Asian
Population (2017)	321,334
Registered voters	247,731

New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate and has been represented by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick since January 2023. Previously, it was represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.^[3]

Geography

District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.^[1]^[4]

The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

2024 New York State Senate election, District 9
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
	Conservative	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
	Total	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (incumbent)
	Democratic	James Lynch
	Write-in
Total votes			100.0

2022 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	58,217
	Conservative	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	4,919
	Total	Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	63,136	53.8
	Democratic	Kenneth Moore	47,885
	Working Families	Kenneth Moore	1,430
	Total	Kenneth Moore	49,315	42.1
	Write-in		28	0.0
Total votes			112,479	100.0
	Republican win (new boundaries)

2020 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	92,414
	Independence	Todd Kaminsky	1,608
	Total	Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)	94,022	57.7
	Republican	Victoria Johnson	63,043
	Conservative	Victoria Johnson	5,918
	Total	Victoria Johnson	68,961	42.3
	Write-in		49	0.0
Total votes			163,032	100.0
	Democratic hold

2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Todd Kaminsky	33,646
	Working Families	Todd Kaminsky	1,347
	Women's Equality	Todd Kaminsky	625
	Total	Todd Kaminsky	35,618	50.1
	Republican	Christopher McGrath	29,924
	Conservative	Christopher McGrath	3,164
	Independence	Christopher McGrath	1,054
	Tax Revolt Party	Christopher McGrath	404
	Reform	Christopher McGrath	186
	Total	Christopher McGrath	34,732	48.8
	Green	Laurence Hirsh	805	1.1
	Write-in		56	0.1
Total votes			71,155	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2014 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos	43,428
	Conservative	Dean Skelos	4,634
	Independence	Dean Skelos	1,960
	Tax Revolt Party	Dean Skelos	200
	Total	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	50,142	65.8
	Democratic	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	23,969
	Working Families	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	2,057
	Total	Patrick Gillespie Jr.	26,026	34.2
	Write-in		29	0.0
Total votes			76,197	100.0
	Republican hold

2012 New York State Senate election, District 9^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Skelos	59,603
	Conservative	Dean Skelos	6,070
	Independence	Dean Skelos	2,675
	Tax Revolt Party	Dean Skelos	468
	Total	Dean Skelos (incumbent)	68,816	60.7
	Democratic	Thomas Feffer	44,646	39.3
	Write-in		29	0.0
Total votes			113,491	100.0
	Republican hold