# New York's 10th State Senate district

New York's 10th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Sanders Jr. since 2013, following his defeat of incumbent Shirley Huntley in the 2012 Democratic primary election.

## Geography

District 10 is located in Southeast Queens, including the neighborhoods of Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, Edgemere, Bayswater, Arverne, and Far Rockaway, as well as the John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The district overlaps with New York's 5th, 6th, and 7th congressional districts, and with the 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, and 38th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 65,391 | |
| | Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 2,683 | |
| | Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 68,074 | 71.0 |
| | Republican | Michael O'Reilly | 25,129 | |
| | Conservative | Michael O'Reilly | 2,151 | |
| | Common Sense | Michael O'Reilly | 393 | |
| | Total | Michael O'Reilly | 27,673 | 28.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 144 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,891 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 43,880 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 636 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,516 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 88,990 | |
| | Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 5,565 | |
| | Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 94,555 | 99.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 281 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,836 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 62,095 | |
| | Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 1,461 | |
| | Reform | James Sanders Jr. | 148 | |
| | Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 63,704 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 212 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,916 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 5,495 | 57.8 |
| | Democratic | Adrienne Adams | 3,988 | 41.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,511 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 82,219 | |
| | Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 2,363 | |
| | Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 84,582 | 96.4 |
| | Women's Equality | Adrienne Adams | 3,054 | 3.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 96 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,732 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 6,340 | 73.2 |
| | Democratic | Everly Brown | 1,893 | 21.8 |
| | Democratic | Gian Jones | 341 | 3.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 96 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,651 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 28,207 | |
| | Working Families | James Sanders Jr. | 1,191 | |
| | Total | James Sanders Jr. (incumbent) | 29,398 | 99.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 101 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,499 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 10 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 5,322 | 56.6 |
| | Democratic | Shirley Huntley (incumbent) | 3,747 | 39.8 |
| | Democratic | Gian Jones | 328 | 3.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 101 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,426 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | James Sanders Jr. | 67,474 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 93 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,567 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 10

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 86.5 – 12.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 90.6 – 8.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 94.3 – 5.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 95.1 – 4.5% |