# New York's 61st State Senate district

New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Ryan since 2023.

## Geography

District 61 stretches from Buffalo's inner suburbs to the southwestern corner of Rochester, including parts of Erie and Monroe Counties and all of Genesee County.
The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 137th, 138th, 139th, 144th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sean Ryan | 80,274 | |
| | Working Families | Sean Ryan | 8,146 | |
| | Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 88,420 | 61.7 |
| | Republican | Christine Czarnik | 46,343 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Czarnik | 8,323 | |
| | Total | Christine Czarnik | 54,666 | 38.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 160 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,246 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022 (redistricting)

2022 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sean Ryan | 11,448 | 86.1 |
| | Democratic | Benjamin Carlisle | 1,798 | 13.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 51 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,297 | 100.0 |
| | Republican | Edward Rath III | 3,712 | 78.0 |
| | Republican | Joel Giambra | 994 | 20.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 54 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,760 | 100.0 |
| | Conservative | Edward Rath III | 203 | 83.9 |
| | Conservative | Joel Giambra | 37 | 15.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 242 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Sean Ryan | 57,616 | |
| | Working Families | Sean Ryan | 6,285 | |
| | Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 63,901 | 56.6 |
| | Republican | Edward Rath III | 39,305 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Rath III | 9,500 | |
| | Total | Edward Rath III (incumbent) | 48,805 | 43.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 90 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,796 | 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 61 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jacqualine Berger | 9,386 | 38.6 |
| | Democratic | Kim Smith | 9,232 | 37.9 |
| | Democratic | Joan Seamans | 5,577 | 22.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 133 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,328 | 100.0 |
| | Independence | Edward Rath III | 1,003 | 70.2 |
| | Independence | Andrew Gruszka | 397 | 27.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,428 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Edward Rath III | 66,085 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Rath III | 10,753 | |
| | Independence | Edward Rath III | 2,492 | |
| | SAM | Edward Rath III | 127 | |
| | Total | Edward Rath III | 79,457 | 53.7 |
| | Democratic | Jacqualine Berger | 68,230 | 46.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 131 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 147,818 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 49,410 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 9,199 | |
| | Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 1,746 | |
| | Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer | 425 | |
| | Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 60,780 | 54.1 |
| | Democratic | Joan Seamans | 48,279 | |
| | Working Families | Joan Seamans | 2,010 | |
| | Women's Equality | Joan Seamans | 1,182 | |
| | Total | Joan Seamans | 51,471 | 45.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 20 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 112,271 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Working Families | Thomas Loughran | 46 | 80.0 |
| | Working Families | Andre Liszka | 13 | 20.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59 | 100.0 |
| | Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 14 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 60,480 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 10,964 | |
| | Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 3,338 | |
| | Reform | Michael Ranzenhofer | 473 | |
| | Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 75,255 | 57.6 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Loughran | 49,316 | |
| | Working Families | Thomas Loughran | 2,954 | |
| | Women's Equality | Thomas Loughran | 1,093 | |
| | Total | Thomas Loughran | 53,363 | 40.9 |
| | Green | Ruben Cartagena Jr. | 2,012 | 1.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 29 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,630 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 38,845 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 9,265 | |
| | Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 2,974 | |
| | Stop Common Core | Michael Ranzenhofer | 627 | |
| | Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 51,711 | 65.8 |
| | Democratic | Elaine Altman | 23,632 | |
| | Working Families | Elaine Altman | 3,204 | |
| | Total | Elaine Altman | 26,836 | 34.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 26 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,573 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 61 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Ranzenhofer | 60,866 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ranzenhofer | 8,492 | |
| | Independence | Michael Ranzenhofer | 3,745 | |
| | Total | Michael Ranzenhofer (incumbent) | 73,103 | 59.0 |
| | Democratic | Justin Rooney | 46,990 | |
| | Working Families | Justin Rooney | 3,899 | |
| | Total | Justin Rooney | 50,889 | 41.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 31 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,023 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 61

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.9 – 44.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 47.8 – 47.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 50.2 – 48.1% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 60.5 – 38.0% |