# New York's 53rd State Senate district

New York's 53rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Joseph Griffo since 2023.

## Geography

District 53 includes all of Oneida and Madison Counties and parts of Chenango, and Herkimer.
The district overlaps with New York's 19th and 22nd congressional districts, and with the 117th, 121st, 126th, 127th, 128th, and 129th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 89,023 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 10,436 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo (incumbent) | 99,459 | 70.2 |
| | Democratic | James Meyers | 38,285 | |
| | Working Families | James Meyers | 3,921 | |
| | Total | James Meyers | 42,206 | 29.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 71 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,736 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joseph Griffo | 73,709 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Griffo | 12,663 | |
| | Total | Joseph Griffo | 86,372 | 99.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 580 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,952 | 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 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rachel May | 61,697 | |
| | Working Families | Rachel May | 5,002 | |
| | Total | Rachel May (incumbent) | 66,699 | 54.8 |
| | Republican | Sam Rodgers | 45,537 | |
| | Conservative | Sam Rodgers | 6,075 | |
| | Independence | Sam Rodgers | 2,084 | |
| | SAM | Sam Rodgers | 102 | |
| | Total | Sam Rodgers | 53,798 | 44.2 |
| | Libertarian | Russell Penner | 1,246 | 1.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 49 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 121,792 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rachel May | 8,553 | 51.8 |
| | Democratic | David Valesky (incumbent) | 7,943 | 48.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,496 | 100.0 |
| | Women's Equality | David Valesky (incumbent) | 2 | 66.6 |
| | Women's Equality | Zephyr Teachout | 1 | 33.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Rachel May | 45,706 | |
| | Working Families | Rachel May | 5,002 | |
| | Total | Rachel May | 48,076 | 51.3 |
| | Republican | Janet Berl Burman | 29,627 | |
| | Conservative | Janet Berl Burman | 5,021 | |
| | Total | Janet Berl Burman | 34,648 | 36.9 |
| | Independence | David Valesky | 9,625 | |
| | Women's Equality | David Valesky | 1,393 | |
| | Total | David Valesky (incumbent) | 11,018 | 11.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 68 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,810 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Valesky | 68,854 | |
| | Independence | David Valesky | 11,017 | |
| | Women's Equality | David Valesky | 2,653 | |
| | Total | David Valesky (incumbent) | 82,524 | 99.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 658 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,182 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Valesky | 41,789 | |
| | Independence | David Valesky | 9,263 | |
| | Total | David Valesky (incumbent) | 51,052 | 98.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 659 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,711 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 53 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Valesky | 68,897 | |
| | Independence | David Valesky | 7,821 | |
| | Working Families | David Valesky | 7,711 | |
| | Total | David Valesky (incumbent) | 84,429 | 99.4 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 507 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,936 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 53

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.9 – 39.7% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 54.3 – 39.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.3 – 35.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 70.0 – 27.2% |