# New York's 1st State Senate district

New York's 1st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Anthony Palumbo since 2021, succeeding fellow Republican Kenneth LaValle.

## Geography

District 1 covers the eastern end of Suffolk County on Long Island, including the towns of East Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Riverhead, as well as some of eastern Brookhaven.
The district is located entirely within New York's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anthony Palumbo | 77,459 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Palumbo | 10,132 | |
| | Total | Anthony Palumbo (incumbent) | 87,591 | 52.9 |
| | Democratic | Sarah Anker | 76,874 | |
| | Common Sense Suffolk | Sarah Anker | 979 | |
| | Total | Sarah Anker | 77,853 | 47.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 165,493 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anthony Palumbo | 63,829 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Palumbo | 9,795 | |
| | Total | Anthony Palumbo (incumbent) | 73,624 | 56.0 |
| | Democratic | Skyler Johnson | 54,854 | |
| | Working Families | Skyler Johnson | 2,885 | |
| | Total | Skyler Johnson | 57,739 | 44.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,377 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Laura Ahearn | 8,427 | 34.2 |
| | Democratic | Valerie Cartright | 6,569 | 26.8 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Schiavoni | 5,822 | 23.6 |
| | Democratic | Skyler Johnson | 2,827 | 11.4 |
| | Democratic | Nora Higgins | 952 | 3.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,626 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Anthony Palumbo | 77,666 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Palumbo | 9,897 | |
| | Total | Anthony Palumbo | 87,563 | 51.4 |
| | Democratic | Laura Ahearn | 81,543 | |
| | Protect The Taxpayer | Laura Ahearn | 1,357 | |
| | Total | Laura Ahearn | 82,900 | 48.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,498 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kenneth LaValle | 60,586 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth LaValle | 6,920 | |
| | Independence | Kenneth LaValle | 3,150 | |
| | Reform | Kenneth LaValle | 361 | |
| | Total | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 71,017 | 56.9 |
| | Democratic | Greg Fischer | 53,790 | 43.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 54 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,861 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kenneth LaValle | 78,075 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth LaValle | 11,092 | |
| | Independence | Kenneth LaValle | 5,073 | |
| | Reform | Kenneth LaValle | 516 | |
| | Total | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 94,756 | 66.4 |
| | Democratic | Greg Fischer | 47,813 | 33.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 121 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,690 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kenneth LaValle | 43,972 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth LaValle | 8,005 | |
| | Independence | Kenneth LaValle | 4,496 | |
| | Total | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 56,473 | 70.0 |
| | Democratic | Michael Conroy | 24,154 | 30.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,663 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 1 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bridget Fleming | 2,308 | 78.2 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Maertz | 644 | 21.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,952 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Kenneth LaValle | 61,309 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth LaValle | 10,489 | |
| | Independence | Kenneth LaValle | 4,208 | |
| | Total | Kenneth LaValle (incumbent) | 76,006 | 59.7 |
| | Democratic | Bridget Fleming | 47,041 | |
| | Working Families | Bridget Fleming | 4,260 | |
| | Total | Bridget Fleming | 51,301 | 40.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,342 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 1

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.9 – 48.8% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 54.4– 45.5% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.3 – 44.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 50.9 – 47.9% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 62.8 – 36.0% |

## List of office holders

| | Party | Dates |
| Simeon S. Hawkins | Republican | January 1, 1888 – December 31, 1889 |
| Edward Hawkins | Democrat | January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1891 |
| Edward Floyd-Jones | Democrat | January 1, 1892 – December 31, 1893 |
| John Lewis Childs | Republican | January 1, 1894 – December 31, 1895 |
| Richard Higbie | Republican | January 1, 1896 – December 31, 1898 |
| John L. Havens | Democratic | January 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900 |
| William M. McKinney | Republican | January 1, 1901 – December 31, 1902 |
| Edwin Bailey Jr. | Democrat | January 1, 1903 – December 31, 1904 |
| Carll S. Burr Jr. | Republican | January 1, 1905 – December 31, 1908 |
| Orlando Hubbs | Democrat | January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910 |
| James L. Long | Democrat | January 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912 |
| Thomas H. O'Keefe | Democrat | January 1, 1913 – December 31, 1914 |
| George L. Thompson | Republican | January 1, 1915 – September 1, 1941 |
| Perry B. Duryea | Republican | January 1, 1942 – April 11, 1945 |
| W. Kingsland Macy | Republican | November 6, 1945 – November 5, 1946 |
| S. Wentworth Horton | Republican | January 1, 1947 – December 31, 1956 |
| Elisha T. Barrett | Republican | January 1, 1957 – December 31, 1965 |
| Leon E. Giuffreda | Republican | January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1976 |
| Kenneth LaValle | Republican | January 1, 1977 – December 31, 2020 |
| Anthony Palumbo | Republican | January 1, 2021 – present |