# New York's 6th State Senate district

New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate currently represented by Democrat Siela Bynoe.

## Geography

District 6 is located in central Nassau County on Long Island. It includes portions of the town of Hempstead including the villages of Hempstead and Garden City, and the hamlets of Levittown, East Meadow, and stretches into southern Oyster Bay including the hamlets of Plainedge and Bethpage.
The district overlaps with New York's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 9th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Siela Bynoe | 6,683 | 53.9 |
| | Democratic | Taylor Darling | 5,593 | 45.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 52 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,328 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Siela Bynoe | 78,937 | 60.8 |
| | Republican | Thomas Montefinise | 46,276 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Montefinise | 4,437 | |
| | Total | Thomas Montefinise | 50,713 | 39.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 117 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,767 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Thomas | 52,510 | |
| | Working Families | Kevin Thomas | 1,503 | |
| | Total | Kevin Thomas (incumbent) | 54,013 | 59.2 |
| | Republican | James Coll | 33,877 | |
| | Conservative | James Coll | 3,354 | |
| | Total | James Coll | 37,231 | 40.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 45 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,289 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Libertarian | Jonathan Gunther | 26 | 72.2 |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Dunne Sr. | 5 | 13.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 13.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Kevin Thomas | 74,035 | |
| | Working Families | Kevin Thomas | 2,553 | |
| | Total | Kevin Thomas (incumbent) | 76,588 | 50.7 |
| | Republican | Dennis Dunne Sr. | 66,631 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Dunne Sr. | 6,088 | |
| | Independence | Dennis Dunne Sr. | 911 | |
| | Total | Dennis Dunne Sr. | 73,630 | 48.7 |
| | Libertarian | Jonathan Gunther | 855 | 0.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 38 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,111 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Kevin Thomas | 53,630 | |
| | Working Families | Kevin Thomas | 1,028 | |
| | Women's Equality | Kevin Thomas | 546 | |
| | Total | Kevin Thomas | 55,204 | 50.8 |
| | Republican | Kemp Hannon | 47,510 | |
| | Conservative | Kemp Hannon | 4,906 | |
| | Independence | Kemp Hannon | 810 | |
| | Reform | Kemp Hannon | 170 | |
| | Total | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 53,396 | 49.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 40 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,640 | 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 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kemp Hannon | 62,674 | |
| | Conservative | Kemp Hannon | 6,892 | |
| | Independence | Kemp Hannon | 1,383 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Kemp Hannon | 395 | |
| | Reform | Kemp Hannon | 279 | |
| | Total | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 71,623 | 53.8 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Cronin | 58,623 | |
| | Working Families | Ryan Cronin | 2,085 | |
| | Women's Equality | Ryan Cronin | 817 | |
| | Total | Ryan Cronin | 61,525 | 46.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 64 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 133,212 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kemp Hannon | 35,281 | |
| | Conservative | Kemp Hannon | 5,189 | |
| | Independence | Kemp Hannon | 1,661 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Kemp Hannon | 183 | |
| | Total | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 42,314 | 63.1 |
| | Democratic | Ethan Irwin | 22,986 | |
| | Working Families | Ethan Irwin | 1,716 | |
| | Total | Ethan Irwin | 24,702 | 36.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,044 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kemp Hannon | 49,998 | |
| | Conservative | Kemp Hannon | 6,526 | |
| | Independence | Kemp Hannon | 1,987 | |
| | Tax Revolt Party | Kemp Hannon | 332 | |
| | Total | Kemp Hannon (incumbent) | 58,843 | 52.0 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Cronin | 51,355 | |
| | Working Families | Ryan Cronin | 3,027 | |
| | Total | Ryan Cronin | 54,382 | 48.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 25 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,250 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Federal results in District 6

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.7 – 45.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50.0 – 47.2% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 54.7 – 44.3% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 64.5 – 34.6% |