2020Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2020 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jeremy Cooney (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Barry (R) by 11.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jeremy CooneyDemocrat · winner
55.7%69,951
Mike BarryRepublican
44.1%55,355
The same year, the district voted D+5.4 for president; this race was D+11.6.125,520 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET