New York Senate District 22

Kings County. Population 319,615 (2020). Partisan lean R+60.

Special election since 2022

2026 candidates

Current senator: Sam Sutton (D), first elected 2025.

Provisional candidate list. It will be replaced by the New York State Board of Elections certified ballot, including all minor-party lines.

New York uses fusion voting: a candidate can appear on several party lines, and votes on every line count toward their total.

Campaign finance

Sam Sutton

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Nachman Carl Caller

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Past results in this district

Legislative results are as reported for this district. Statewide races are estimated for the current district lines.

2026 State Senate (special)

Feb 3, 2026 · 13,382 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Sam Sutton(D)winner
8,97067.0%
By party line
  • Republican: 3,736
  • Conservative: 536
4,27231.9%
Write-ins
1401.0%
District margin
D+35.5

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), special election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 75,688 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Simcha Felder(D)winner
By party line
  • Republican: 46,468
  • Democratic: 21,959
  • Conservative: 6,572
74,99999.1%
Write-ins
6890.9%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+8.1

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 62,622 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Simcha Felder(D)winner
By party line
  • Republican: 39,234
  • Democratic: 16,386
  • Conservative: 3,914
59,53495.1%
Marva C. Brown(WF)
2,8464.5%
Write-ins
2420.4%
District margin
—
All contested seats
D+0.2

Source: NYC Board of Elections, election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 84,593 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
65,00276.8%
Kamala D. Harris(D)
18,45321.8%
Other candidates
1,1381.3%
District margin
R+55.8
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
R+68.5

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: The New York Times, 2024 Precinct-Level Election Results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:21 PM ET.

2020 President

Nov 3, 2020 · 89,311 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
62,60470.1%
Joseph R. Biden(D)
25,85328.9%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
2720.3%
Write-ins
2700.3%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2490.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
620.1%
District margin
R+41.5
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+65.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 47,194 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)winner
26,31955.8%
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
20,77044.0%
Write-ins
1050.2%
District margin
R+11.8
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+45.8

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 48,627 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)winner
25,23551.9%
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
22,25745.8%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5611.2%
Larry Sharpe(L)
2950.6%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1670.3%
Write-ins
1130.2%
District margin
R+6.3
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+30.7

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 46,942 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Trichter(R)winner
24,77152.8%
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
21,51245.8%
Mark Dunlea(G)
4280.9%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1650.4%
Write-ins
670.1%
District margin
R+7.0
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+43.3

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 47,251 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Wofford(R)winner
24,12351.1%
Letitia James(D)
21,76146.1%
Michael Sussman(G)
8421.8%
Christopher Garvey(L)
2540.5%
Other candidate (O)
2090.4%
Write-ins
620.1%
District margin
R+5.1
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+33.0

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:15 PM ET.

2016 U.S. Senate

Nov 8, 2016 · 65,471 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
43,34166.2%
Wendy Long(R)
20,95532.0%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
8261.3%
Alex Merced(L)
2650.4%
Write-ins
830.1%
District margin
D+34.8
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+9.6

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 71,496 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald J. Trump(R)winner
44,18761.8%
Hillary Clinton(D)
24,55734.3%
Write-ins
1,0371.5%
Gary Johnson(L)
1,0251.4%
Jill Stein(G)
6911.0%
District margin
R+28.6
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+52.1

Precinct results re-aggregated to current district lines using 2020 census block populations. Source: Voting and Election Science Team, precinct-level results (Harvard Dataverse, CC BY 4.0). Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:17 PM ET.

Special elections since 2022

2026 State Senate (special)

Feb 3, 2026 · 13,382 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Sam Sutton(D)winner
8,97067.0%
By party line
  • Republican: 3,736
  • Conservative: 536
4,27231.9%
Write-ins
1401.0%
District margin
D+35.5

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), special election results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

Page data updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:22 PM ET. How we compute these numbers.