New York Senate District 55

Monroe County. Population 321,116 (2020). Partisan lean D+9.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current senator: Samra Brouk (D), first elected 2020.

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

Samra Brouk

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

Matching funds $173.4K

Chris Brown

Challenger · provisional

RepublicanConservative

Matching funds $92K

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

Campaign finance

Samra Brouk

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$173,441

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Chris Brown

Raised (2026 cycle)
Not yet imported
Spent
—
Cash on hand
Not reported
Public matching funds
$92,015

Source: NYS Public Campaign Finance Board, public funds payments. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM ET.

Past results in this district

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

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 158,765 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Samra Brouk(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 89,485
  • Working Families: 8,255
97,74061.6%
Luis Martinez(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 52,531
  • Conservative: 8,449
60,98038.4%
Write-ins
450.0%
District margin
D+23.2
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+15.0

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from board of elections filings and results. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 7:54 PM ET.

2022 State Senate

Nov 8, 2022 · 128,291 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Samra G. Brouk(D)winner
By party line
  • Democratic: 66,949
  • Working Families: 6,383
73,33257.2%
Len Morrell(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 43,199
  • Conservative: 8,517
  • Independence: 553
52,26940.7%
Blank/Void
2,6532.1%
Write-ins
370.0%
District margin
D+16.8
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
D+16.6

Source: OpenElections New York. Updated Sep 28, 2026, 9:19 PM ET.

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 164,099 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner
104,21263.5%
Donald J. Trump(R)
57,81835.2%
Other candidates
2,0691.3%
District margin
D+28.6
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+15.9

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 · 171,867 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner
108,85363.3%
Donald J. Trump(R)
58,54434.1%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
2,2801.3%
Brock Pierce(I)
7830.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
7330.4%
Write-ins
6720.4%
District margin
D+30.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+6.6

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, 7:50 PM ET.

2018 U.S. Senate

Nov 6, 2018 · 129,787 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner
85,30665.7%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
44,42934.2%
Write-ins
520.0%
District margin
D+31.5
Statewide
D+34.0
Relative to state
R+2.5

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 · 129,459 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner
69,95754.0%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
51,05839.4%
Larry Sharpe(L)
3,8433.0%
Howie Hawkins(G)
2,2961.8%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
2,2321.7%
Write-ins
720.1%
District margin
D+15.6
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+8.8

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 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 128,979 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner
83,65864.9%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
42,48932.9%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,6301.3%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
1,1830.9%
Write-ins
180.0%
District margin
D+32.6
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+3.6

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 128,040 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)winner
75,59259.0%
Keith Wofford(R)
49,00738.3%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,5571.2%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,4041.1%
Other candidate (O)
4610.4%
Write-ins
190.0%
District margin
D+21.3
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+6.5

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 · 153,018 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner
105,42068.9%
Wendy Long(R)
43,75628.6%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
2,2571.5%
Alex Merced(L)
1,5291.0%
Write-ins
560.0%
District margin
D+41.3
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
R+3.1

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.

2016 President

Nov 8, 2016 · 156,685 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)winner
90,18757.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
55,68135.5%
Gary Johnson(L)
6,1873.9%
Jill Stein(G)
2,5941.7%
Write-ins
2,0361.3%
District margin
D+23.7
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+0.1

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.

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