# New York's 20th State Senate district

New York's 20th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Zellnor Myrie since 2019, following his victory over IDC-aligned incumbent Jesse Hamilton in the 2018 primary election.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 20 largely covers central and western Brooklyn. The district includes most of the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Windsor Terrace, as well as portions of East Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Remsen Village, Prospect Heights, South Slope and Sunset Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 35th, 36th, 39th, 40th and 41st districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

District 20 covers two separate areas in central Brooklyn, linked together by a narrow strip of city blocks. The district includes parts of the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Gowanus, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Slope, and Sunset Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts, and with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 49th, 51st, 52nd, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) | 107,498 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 714 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,212 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zellnor Myrie | 62,092 | |
| | Working Families | Zellnor Myrie | 17,944 | |
| | Total | Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) | 80,036 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 399 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,435 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zellnor Myrie | 83,080 | |
| | Working Families | Zellnor Myrie | 16,411 | |
| | Total | Zellnor Myrie (incumbent) | 99,491 | 97.3 |
| | Libertarian | Tucker Coburn | 2,570 | 2.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 171 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,232 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Zellnor Myrie | 23,784 | 53.9 |
| | Democratic | Jesse Hamilton (incumbent) | 20,266 | 45.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 66 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,116 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Zellnor Myrie | 67,683 | |
| | Working Families | Zellnor Myrie | 5,491 | |
| | Total | Zellnor Myrie | 73,174 | 92.6 |
| | Independence | Jesse Hamilton | 4,983 | |
| | Women's Equality | Jesse Hamilton | 745 | |
| | Total | Jesse Hamilton (incumbent) | 5,728 | 7.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 101 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,003 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Hamilton | 84,081 | |
| | Working Families | Jesse Hamilton | 5,465 | |
| | Independence | Jesse Hamilton | 726 | |
| | Total | Jesse Hamilton (incumbent) | 90,272 | 95.0 |
| | Republican | Menachem Raitport | 4,705 | |
| | Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 1,001 | |
| | Total | Menachem Raitport | 5,706 | 5.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 112 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,090 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jesse Hamilton | 9,799 | 64.8 |
| | Democratic | Rubain Dorancy | 4,440 | 29.3 |
| | Democratic | Guillermo Philpotts | 816 | 5.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 74 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,129 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jesse Hamilton | 32,040 | 95.5 |
| | Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 1,445 | 4.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 65 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,550 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 20 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eric Adams | 77,335 | |
| | Working Families | Eric Adams | 3,775 | |
| | Total | Eric Adams (incumbent) | 81,110 | 95.7 |
| | Republican | Rose Laney | 2,683 | 3.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Kelly | 938 | 1.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,769 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 20

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 89.7 – 9.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 91.6 – 6.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 94.2 – 5.0% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 95.0 – 4.0% |