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New York Senate District 56

Monroe County. Population 320,776 (2020). Partisan lean D+5.

Competitive

2026 candidates

Current senator: Jeremy Cooney (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.

Jeremy Cooney

Incumbent · provisional

DemocraticWorking Families

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

Campaign finance

Jeremy Cooney

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Orlando Rivera

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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.

2024 State Senate

Nov 5, 2024 · 129,702 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy Cooney(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 70,091
  • Working Families: 6,250
76,34158.9%
Jim VanBrederode(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 45,830
  • Conservative: 7,462
53,29241.1%
Write-ins
690.1%
District margin
D+17.8
All contested seats
D+8.1
Relative to chamber
D+9.6

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 · 63,516 votes

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy A. Cooney(D)
By party line
  • Democratic: 35,311
  • Working Families: 3,038
38,34960.4%
Jim Vanbrederode(R)
By party line
  • Republican: 19,305
  • Conservative: 3,924
  • Independence: 331
23,56037.1%
Blank/Void
1,5902.5%
Write-ins
170.0%
District margin
D+23.9
All contested seats
D+0.2
Relative to chamber
D+23.7

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

2024 President

Nov 5, 2024 · 134,491 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kamala D. Harris(D)
81,63760.7%
Donald J. Trump(R)
51,47038.3%
Other candidates
1,3841.0%
District margin
D+22.7
Statewide
D+12.7
Relative to state
D+10.0

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 · 142,326 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph R. Biden(D)
87,66561.6%
Donald J. Trump(R)
51,40436.1%
Jo Jorgensen(L)
1,5571.1%
Brock Pierce(I)
6410.5%
Howie Hawkins(G)
5570.4%
Write-ins
5040.4%
District margin
D+26.1
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
D+2.6

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 · 101,533 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)
66,41765.4%
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R)
35,06834.5%
Write-ins
480.0%
District margin
D+30.9
Statewide
D+34.0
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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Governor

Nov 6, 2018 · 101,959 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)
56,09955.0%
Marcus J. Molinaro(R)
39,54138.8%
Larry Sharpe(L)
3,4473.4%
Howie Hawkins(G)
1,4951.5%
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM)
1,3101.3%
Write-ins
680.1%
District margin
D+17.3
Statewide
D+24.4
Relative to state
R+7.1

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, 9:15 PM ET.

2018 Comptroller

Nov 6, 2018 · 100,834 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)
65,93465.4%
Jonathan Trichter(R)
32,88232.6%
Mark Dunlea(G)
1,1131.1%
Cruger Gallaudet(L)
8910.9%
Write-ins
150.0%
District margin
D+33.4
Statewide
D+36.3
Relative to state
R+2.8

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 Attorney General

Nov 6, 2018 · 100,249 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Letitia James(D)
59,30059.2%
Keith Wofford(R)
38,30138.2%
Michael Sussman(G)
1,1101.1%
Christopher Garvey(L)
1,1001.1%
Other candidate (O)
4190.4%
Write-ins
190.0%
District margin
D+21.5
Statewide
D+27.9
Relative to state
R+6.4

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 · 126,635 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles E. Schumer(D)
89,26470.5%
Wendy Long(R)
34,38927.2%
Robin Laverne Wilson(G)
1,7771.4%
Alex Merced(L)
1,1630.9%
Write-ins
420.0%
District margin
D+44.4
Statewide
D+44.4
Relative to state
Even

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 · 131,334 votes (estimated for current lines)

CandidateVotesShare
Hillary Clinton(D)
75,74757.7%
Donald J. Trump(R)
48,01236.6%
Gary Johnson(L)
4,3173.3%
Jill Stein(G)
1,9021.4%
Write-ins
1,3561.0%
District margin
D+22.4
Statewide
D+23.5
Relative to state
R+1.1

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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