# New York's 3rd State Senate district

New York's 3rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts of the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican L. Dean Murray since 2023. For the 2022 election, the 3rd district was redistricted from the old 4th district.

## Geography

District 3 covers much of south-central Suffolk County on Long Island, including portions of Brookhaven and Islip. Most of Brentwood, the largest census-designated place on Long Island, is located within the district.
The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 78,923 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 10,345 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray (incumbent) | 89,268 | 61.5 |
| | Democratic | Michael Conroy | 55,904 | 38.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,228 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 61,459 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 9,727 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray | 71,186 | 65.1 |
| | Democratic | Farzeen Bham | 38,129 | 34.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,335 | 100.0 |
| | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alexis Weik | 60,171 | |
| | Conservative | Alexis Weik | 8,192 | |
| | Total | Alexis Weik | 68,363 | 51.9 |
| | Democratic | Monica Martinez | 61,596 | |
| | Independence | Monica Martinez | 1,690 | |
| | Total | Monica Martinez (incumbent) | 63,286 | 48.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 35 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,684 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Monica Martinez | 46,967 | |
| | Working Families | Monica Martinez | 1,428 | |
| | Women's Equality | Monica Martinez | 765 | |
| | Total | Monica Martinez | 49,160 | 51.6 |
| | Republican | Dean Murray | 40,195 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Murray | 4,798 | |
| | Independence | Dean Murray | 960 | |
| | Reform | Dean Murray | 211 | |
| | Total | Dean Murray | 46,164 | 48.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,337 | 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 3 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John DeVito Jr. | 1,390 | 42.1 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Fritz | 1,012 | 30.7 |
| | Democratic | Ricardo Montano | 898 | 27.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,300 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Thomas Croci | 54,727 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Croci | 8,107 | |
| | Independence | Thomas Croci | 2,462 | |
| | Reform | Thomas Croci | 417 | |
| | Total | Thomas Croci (incumbent) | 65,713 | 58.0 |
| | Democratic | John DeVito Jr. | 43,764 | |
| | Working Families | John DeVito Jr. | 2,344 | |
| | Total | John DeVito Jr. | 46,108 | 40.7 |
| | Women's Equality | Joseph Fritz | 1,363 | 1.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 97 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,281 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Adrienne Esposito | 16 | 84.1 |
| | Green | John Miller | 1 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Inanimate Carbon Rod | 1 | 5.3 |
| | Green | John Walsh | 1 | 5.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Thomas Croci | 26,404 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Croci | 5,681 | |
| | Independence | Thomas Croci | 1,776 | |
| | Total | Thomas Croci | 33,861 | 58.3 |
| | Democratic | Adrienne Esposito | 21,213 | |
| | Working Families | Adrienne Esposito | 2,035 | |
| | Green | Adrienne Esposito | 952 | |
| | Total | Adrienne Esposito | 24,200 | 41.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 21 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,082 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lee Zeldin | 40,908 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Zeldin | 8,119 | |
| | Independence | Lee Zeldin | 3,030 | |
| | Total | Lee Zeldin (incumbent) | 52,057 | 55.8 |
| | Democratic | Francis Genco | 41,372 | 44.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 42 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,471 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 3

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.52 – 49.08% |
| 2018 | Senate | Gillibrand 55.3– 44.6% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 51.3 – 45.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 55.4 – 43.4% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 66.7 – 32.1% |