# New York's 7th State Senate district

New York's 7th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jack Martins since 2023, following his defeat of incumbent Democrat Anna Kaplan.

## Geography

District 7 covers northwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It is based in the town of North Hempstead, but also reaches into small areas of Hempstead and Oyster Bay.
The district overlaps with New York's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 13th, 15th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kim Keiserman | 7,143 | 75.1 |
| | Democratic | Brad Schwartz | 2,314 | 24.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 59 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,516 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jack Martins | 82,154 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Martins | 6,099 | |
| | Total | Jack Martins (incumbent) | 88,253 | 55.1 |
| | Democratic | Kim Keiserman | 71,700 | 44.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 251 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,204 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kaplan | 11,482 | 85.5 |
| | Democratic | Jeremy Joseph | 1,940 | 14.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 12 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,434 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jack Martins | 60,372 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Martins | 4,903 | |
| | Total | Jack Martins | 65,275 | 53.2 |
| | Democratic | Anna Kaplan | 55,243 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kaplan | 2,204 | |
| | Total | Anna Kaplan (incumbent) | 57,447 | 46.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 36 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 122,758 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kaplan | 84,635 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kaplan | 3,319 | |
| | Independence | Anna Kaplan | 1,269 | |
| | SAM | Anna Kaplan | 64 | |
| | Total | Anna Kaplan (incumbent) | 89,287 | 57.4 |
| | Republican | Dave Franklin | 60,830 | |
| | Conservative | Dave Franklin | 5,340 | |
| | Total | Dave Franklin | 66,170 | 42.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 155,506 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anna Kaplan | 60,969 | |
| | Working Families | Anna Kaplan | 1,120 | |
| | Women's Equality | Anna Kaplan | 588 | |
| | Total | Anna Kaplan | 62,677 | 55.1 |
| | Republican | Elaine Phillips | 46,115 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Phillips | 3,959 | |
| | Independence | Elaine Phillips | 771 | |
| | Reform | Elaine Phillips | 230 | |
| | Total | Elaine Phillips (incumbent) | 51,075 | 44.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,778 | 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 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elaine Phillips | 62,030 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Phillips | 5,961 | |
| | Independence | Elaine Phillips | 1,497 | |
| | Reform | Elaine Phillips | 393 | |
| | Total | Elaine Phillips | 69,881 | 51.2 |
| | Democratic | Adam Haber | 64,037 | |
| | Working Families | Adam Haber | 1,769 | |
| | Women's Equality | Adam Haber | 798 | |
| | Total | Adam Haber | 66,604 | 48.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 55 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,540 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Martins | 34,636 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Martins | 4,193 | |
| | Independence | Jack Martins | 1,365 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Jack Martins | 271 | |
| | Total | Jack Martins (incumbent) | 40,465 | 56.2 |
| | Democratic | Adam Haber | 28,045 | |
| | Working Families | Adam Haber | 1,714 | |
| | Women's Equality | Adam Haber | 754 | |
| | Green | Adam Haber | 679 | |
| | Total | Adam Haber | 31,552 | 43.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 30 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,047 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Martins | 49,647 | |
| | Conservative | Jack Martins | 5,837 | |
| | Independence | Jack Martins | 2,173 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Jack Martins | 382 | |
| | Total | Jack Martins (incumbent) | 58,039 | 51.8 |
| | Democratic | Daniel Ross | 51,419 | |
| | Working Families | Daniel Ross | 2,568 | |
| | Total | Daniel Ross | 53,987 | 48.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,046 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 7

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.9 – 41.8% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 55.0 – 42.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 53.8 – 45.2% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 64.0 – 34.9% |