# New York's 13th State Senate district

New York's 13th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jessica Ramos since 2019. Ramos defeated IDC-aligned incumbent José Peralta in the 2018 primary election; Peralta began his own Senate career by ousting Democratic incumbent Hiram Monserrate in a 2010 special election.

## Geography

District 13 is centered around the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, and includes Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and parts of Astoria and Woodside. The district office is located in East Elmhurst on Junction Boulevard.
The district overlaps with New York's 6th and 14th congressional districts, and with the 27th, 30th, 34th, 35th, 36th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos | 40,572 | |
| | Working Families | Jessica Ramos | 7,795 | |
| | Total | Jessica Ramos (incumbent) | 48,367 | 98.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 810 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,177 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos | 23,944 | |
| | Working Families | Jessica Ramos | 4,257 | |
| | Total | Jessica Ramos (incumbent) | 28,201 | 98.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 427 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,628 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos (incumbent) | 19,525 | 85.5 |
| | Democratic | Diana Sanchez | 3,257 | 14.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,838 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos | 56,542 | |
| | Working Families | Jessica Ramos | 6,343 | |
| | Total | Jessica Ramos (incumbent) | 62,885 | 78.5 |
| | Republican | Jesus Gonzalez | 15,467 | |
| | Conservative | Jesus Gonzalez | 1,271 | |
| | Save Our City | Jesus Gonzalez | 403 | |
| | Total | Jesus Gonzalez | 17,141 | 21.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,089 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos | 12,550 | 54.7 |
| | Democratic | José Peralta (incumbent) | 10,362 | 45.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,957 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Jessica Ramos | 41,573 | |
| | Working Families | Jessica Ramos | 1,886 | |
| | Total | Jessica Ramos | 43,459 | 89.6 |
| | Independence | José Peralta | 3,769 | |
| | Reform | José Peralta | 766 | |
| | Women's Equality | José Peralta | 404 | |
| | Total | José Peralta (incumbent) | 4,939 | 10.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 102 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,500 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | José Peralta | 56,925 | |
| | Working Families | José Peralta | 2,971 | |
| | Total | José Peralta (incumbent) | 59,896 | 86.6 |
| | Republican | Jesus Gonzalez | 8,007 | |
| | Conservative | Jesus Gonzalez | 891 | |
| | Reform | Jesus Gonzalez | 264 | |
| | Total | Jesus Gonzalez | 9,162 | 13.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,121 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | José Peralta | 17,878 | |
| | Working Families | José Peralta | 2,090 | |
| | Total | José Peralta (incumbent) | 19,968 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 107 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,075 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | José Peralta | 47,855 | |
| | Working Families | José Peralta | 2,038 | |
| | Total | José Peralta (incumbent) | 49,893 | 99.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 83 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,976 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 13

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 75.1 – 23.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 82.5 – 15.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 86.0 – 13.1% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 88.2 – 10.6% |