# New York's 36th State Senate district

New York's 36th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jamaal Bailey since 2017; Bailey succeeded fellow Democrat Ruth Hassell-Thompson after she took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 36 covers several neighborhoods in the north Bronx, including Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the southern Westchester County city of Mount Vernon.
The district overlaps New York's 14th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts, with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly, the 11th, 12th and 13th districts of the New York City Council, and the 13th and 14th districts of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

### 2010s

District 36 covers several neighborhoods in the north Bronx, including Norwood, Bedford Park, Williamsbridge, Co-op City, Wakefield, and Baychester, as well as the southern Westchester County city of Mount Vernon.
The district overlaps New York's 13th, 14th, and 16th congressional districts, the 78th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly, the 11th, 12th, 13th and 15th districts of the New York City Council, and the 13th and 14th districts of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) | 77,594 | 91.5 |
| | Conservative | Irene Estrada | 7,086 | 8.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 133 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,813 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) | 49,613 | 99.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 154 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,767 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) | 98,096 | 95.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Diamond | 4,649 | 4.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,794 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey | 73,189 | |
| | Working Families | Jamaal Bailey | 1,516 | |
| | Total | Jamaal Bailey (incumbent) | 74,705 | 97.8 |
| | Conservative | Robert Diamond | 1,688 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,416 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey | 8,629 | 55.6 |
| | Democratic | Edward Mulraine | 2,503 | 16.1 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Hamilton-Johnson | 2,270 | 14.6 |
| | Democratic | Que English | 1,175 | 7.6 |
| | Democratic | Alvin Ponder | 932 | 6.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,530 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jamaal Bailey | 85,907 | |
| | Working Families | Jamaal Bailey | 2,326 | |
| | Total | Jamaal Bailey | 88,233 | 97.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Diamond | 2,456 | 2.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 72 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,761 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) | 9,807 | 83.6 |
| | Democratic | Crystal Collins | 1,876 | 16.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 43 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,726 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) | 37,166 | 92.1 |
| | Republican | Robert Diamond | 1,933 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Diamond | 455 | |
| | Total | Robert Diamond | 2,388 | 5.9 |
| | Independence | Crystal Collins | 766 | 1.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,347 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 36 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ruth Hassell-Thompson (incumbent) | 86,733 | 97.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Diamond | 2,020 | 2.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 22 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,775 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 36

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 90.0 – 9.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 92.6 – 5.9% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 95.1 – 4.6% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 95.7 – 3.8% |