New York Senate District 59
Kings, New York, Queens counties. Population 319,466 (2020). Partisan lean D+50.
Uncontested2026 candidates
Current senator: Kristen Gonzalez (D), first elected 2022.
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
Kristen Gonzalez
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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 · 101,215 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
By party line
| 100,073 | 98.9% |
Write-ins | 1,142 | 1.1% |
- 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 · 69,816 votes
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kristen S. Gonzalez(D)winner By party line
| 69,050 | 98.9% |
Write-ins | 766 | 1.1% |
- 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 · 123,533 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kamala D. Harris(D)winner | 98,018 | 79.3% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 22,502 | 18.2% |
Other candidates | 3,013 | 2.4% |
- District margin
- D+62.7
- Statewide
- D+12.7
- Relative to state
- D+50.0
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 · 124,194 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Joseph R. Biden(D)winner | 104,448 | 84.1% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 17,968 | 14.5% |
Jo Jorgensen(L) | 672 | 0.5% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 557 | 0.4% |
Write-ins | 454 | 0.4% |
Brock Pierce(I) | 94 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+70.6
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+47.2
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 · 89,768 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Kirsten E. Gillibrand(D)winner | 79,971 | 89.1% |
Chele Chiavacci Farley(R) | 9,656 | 10.8% |
Write-ins | 141 | 0.2% |
- District margin
- D+78.5
- Statewide
- D+34.0
- Relative to state
- D+44.5
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 · 89,424 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Andrew M. Cuomo(D)winner | 74,835 | 83.7% |
Marcus J. Molinaro(R) | 9,757 | 10.9% |
Howie Hawkins(G) | 2,858 | 3.2% |
Larry Sharpe(L) | 848 | 0.9% |
Stephanie A. Miner(SAM) | 788 | 0.9% |
Write-ins | 339 | 0.4% |
- District margin
- D+76.9
- Statewide
- D+24.4
- Relative to state
- D+52.5
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 Comptroller
Nov 6, 2018 · 88,609 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Thomas P. DiNapoli(D)winner | 75,816 | 85.6% |
Jonathan Trichter(R) | 10,046 | 11.3% |
Mark Dunlea(G) | 2,189 | 2.5% |
Cruger Gallaudet(L) | 517 | 0.6% |
Write-ins | 41 | 0.0% |
- District margin
- D+76.6
- Statewide
- D+36.3
- Relative to state
- D+40.3
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 · 88,775 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Letitia James(D)winner | 76,462 | 86.1% |
Keith Wofford(R) | 9,949 | 11.2% |
Michael Sussman(G) | 1,433 | 1.6% |
Christopher Garvey(L) | 569 | 0.6% |
Other candidate (O) | 258 | 0.3% |
Write-ins | 104 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+77.0
- Statewide
- D+27.9
- Relative to state
- D+49.1
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.
2016 U.S. Senate
Nov 8, 2016 · 105,916 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Charles E. Schumer(D)winner | 89,453 | 84.5% |
Wendy Long(R) | 12,407 | 11.7% |
Robin Laverne Wilson(G) | 3,101 | 2.9% |
Alex Merced(L) | 867 | 0.8% |
Write-ins | 87 | 0.1% |
- District margin
- D+75.6
- Statewide
- D+44.4
- Relative to state
- D+31.2
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 · 109,770 votes (estimated for current lines)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
Hillary Clinton(D)winner | 91,566 | 83.4% |
Donald J. Trump(R) | 13,590 | 12.4% |
Jill Stein(G) | 1,856 | 1.7% |
Gary Johnson(L) | 1,792 | 1.6% |
Write-ins | 966 | 0.9% |
- District margin
- D+74.2
- Statewide
- D+23.5
- Relative to state
- D+50.6
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.
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