# New York's 23rd State Senate district

New York's 23rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Scarcella-Spanton since 2023. Spanton has been an active member in New York politics and was a campaign manager for her predecessor Diane Savino, who represented the district from 2005 until her retirement in 2022.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 23, following redistricting in 2020, largely resembles its composition in the 2010s. The Brooklyn portion of the district was altered to include Manhattan Beach and portions of Sheepshead Bay, and remove the portion of Sunset Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 8th and 11th congressional districts, the 41st, 45th, 46th, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly, and the 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and 50th districts of the New York City Council.

### 2010s

District 23 covers much of the North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Marines Harbor, Elm Park, West New Brighton, St. George, Stapleton Heights, Arrochar, and Dongan Hills. The district also encompasses parts of some southern Brooklyn neighborhoods, including Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Dyker Heights, Gravesend, and Sunset Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st, 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (incumbent) | 47,737 | 55.0 |
| | Republican | Marko Kepi | 38,701 | 44.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 394 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,832 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | 5,847 | 59.2 |
| | Democratic | Sarah Blas | 1,622 | 16.4 |
| | Democratic | Bianca Rajpersaud | 1,581 | 16.0 |
| | Democratic | Rajiv Gowda | 764 | 7.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,876 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | Joseph Tirone Jr. | 2,314 | 76.5 |
| | Republican | Sergey Fedorov | 669 | 22.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 41 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,024 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | 29,550 | 50.9 |
| | Republican | Joseph Tirone Jr. | 26,799 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Tirone Jr. | 1,702 | |
| | Total | Joseph Tirone Jr. | 28,501 | 49.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 75 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,126 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 12,496 | 73.4 |
| | Democratic | Rajiv Gowda | 4,521 | 26.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 175 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,192 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Diane Savino | 62,116 | |
| | Independence | Diane Savino | 1,432 | |
| | Total | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 63,548 | 77.4 |
| | Conservative | Justin DeFillippo | 17,336 | 21.1 |
| | SAM | John Jairo Rodriguez | 1,031 | 1.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 210 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,125 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 13,270 | 67.3 |
| | Democratic | Jasmine Robinson | 4,015 | 20.4 |
| | Democratic | Brandon Stradford | 2,363 | 12.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 64 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,712 | 100.0 |
| | Reform | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 531 | 91.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 8.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 580 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Diane Savino | 43,429 | |
| | Independence | Diane Savino | 1,019 | |
| | Women's Equality | Diane Savino | 282 | |
| | Reform | Diane Savino | 265 | |
| | Total | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 44,995 | 68.9 |
| | Republican | David Krainert | 16,861 | |
| | Conservative | David Krainert | 1,223 | |
| | Total | David Krainert | 18,084 | 27.7 |
| | Working Families | Jasmine Robinson | 2,196 | 3.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 68 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,343 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Savino | 58,061 | |
| | Independence | Diane Savino | 5,805 | |
| | Total | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 63,866 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 315 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,181 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Savino | 24,835 | |
| | Independence | Diane Savino | 2,891 | |
| | Total | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 27,726 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 236 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,962 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 23 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Diane Savino | 47,488 | |
| | Working Families | Diane Savino | 2,126 | |
| | Independence | Diane Savino | 941 | |
| | Total | Diane Savino (incumbent) | 50,553 | 76.9 |
| | Republican | Lisa Grey | 13,583 | |
| | Conservative | Lisa Grey | 1,548 | |
| | Total | Lisa Grey | 15,131 | 23.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 46 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,730 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 23

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.9 – 40.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.1 – 36.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 68.5 – 30.5% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 76.9 – 22.0% |