# New York's 22nd State Senate district

New York's 22nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Simcha Felder since 2023.

## Geography
### 2020s

District 22 is located in southern Brooklyn, encompassing part or all of the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Madison, Homecrest, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Sheepshead Bay, and Marine Park.
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 59th, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.

### 2010s

District 22 is located in southern Brooklyn, then encompassing the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Marine Park.
The district overlapped with New York's 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 59th, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Simcha Felder | 46,468 | |
| | Democratic | Simcha Felder | 21,959 | |
| | Conservative | Simcha Felder | 6,572 | |
| | Total | Simcha Felder (incumbent) | 74,999 | 99.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 689 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,688 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Simcha Felder | 39,234 | |
| | Democratic | Simcha Felder | 16,386 | |
| | Conservative | Simcha Felder | 3,914 | |
| | Total | Simcha Felder | 59,534 | 95.1 |
| | Working Families | Marva Brown | 2,846 | 4.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 242 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,622 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) | Democratic win (new boundaries) |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 46,001 | |
| | Working Families | Andrew Gounardes | 5,301 | |
| | SAM | Andrew Gounardes | 263 | |
| | Total | Andrew Gounardes (incumbent) | 51,565 | 51.8 |
| | Republican | Vito Bruno | 43,719 | |
| | Conservative | Vito Bruno | 3,821 | |
| | Independence | Vito Bruno | 290 | |
| | Total | Vito Bruno | 47,830 | 48.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 121 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,516 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 9,007 | 57.1 |
| | Democratic | Ross Barkan | 6,616 | 41.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 150 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,773 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 31,736 | |
| | Working Families | Andrew Gounardes | 1,599 | |
| | Reform | Andrew Gounardes | 172 | |
| | Total | Andrew Gounardes | 33,507 | 50.9 |
| | Republican | Marty Golden | 28,453 | |
| | Conservative | Marty Golden | 2,885 | |
| | Independence | Marty Golden | 898 | |
| | Total | Marty Golden (incumbent) | 32,236 | 49.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 61 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,804 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marty Golden | 47,491 | |
| | Independence | Marty Golden | 6,654 | |
| | Conservative | Marty Golden | 5,694 | |
| | Reform | Marty Golden | 2,194 | |
| | Total | Marty Golden (incumbent) | 62,033 | 98.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,054 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,087 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marty Golden | 18,243 | |
| | Conservative | Marty Golden | 4,015 | |
| | Independence | Marty Golden | 1,322 | |
| | Total | Marty Golden (incumbent) | 23,580 | 68.8 |
| | Democratic | Jamie Kemmerer | 9,183 | |
| | Working Families | Jamie Kemmerer | 1,440 | |
| | Total | Jamie Kemmerer | 10,633 | 31.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 48 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,261 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 22 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marty Golden | 32,774 | |
| | Conservative | Marty Golden | 4,178 | |
| | Independence | Marty Golden | 1,632 | |
| | Total | Marty Golden (incumbent) | 38,584 | 57.7 |
| | Democratic | Andrew Gounardes | 26,525 | |
| | Working Families | Andrew Gounardes | 1,718 | |
| | Total | Andrew Gounardes | 28,243 | 42.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 51 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,878 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 22

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 50.4 – 48.1% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.8 – 48.1% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.9 – 46.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 65.3 – 33.0% |