# New York's 63rd State Senate district

New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat April Baskin since 2025, succeeding Tim Kennedy. The district underwent redistricting, since Kennedy's 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski.
Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo-based 58th district, and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.

## Geography

District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York, including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna.
The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | April McCants-Baskin | 64,386 | |
| | Working Families | April McCants-Baskin | 5,580 | |
| | Total | April McCants-Baskin | 69,966 | 66.3 |
| | Republican | John Moretti Jr. | 30,043 | |
| | Conservative | John Moretti Jr. | 5,341 | |
| | Total | John Moretti Jr. | 35,384 | 33.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 180 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,530 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 50,977 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 6,210 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 57,187 | 82.7 |
| | Conservative | Faye Pietrak | 11,885 | 17.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 104 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,176 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 81,368 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 10,485 | |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy | 3,361 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 95,484 | 99.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 984 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,468 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 23,640 | 76.7 |
| | Democratic | Shaqurah Zachery | 7,198 | 23.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,838 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 62,370 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 3,811 | |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy | 3,006 | |
| | Women's Equality | Timothy Kennedy | 1,034 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 70,221 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,221 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 78,674 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 6,034 | |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy | 3,751 | |
| | Women's Equality | Timothy Kennedy | 1,191 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 89,650 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,650 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 16,660 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Betty Jean Grant | 10,997 | 39.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,657 | 100.0 |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 287 | 65.1 |
| | Independence | Ricky Donovan Sr. | 154 | 34.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 441 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 36,778 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 3,499 | |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy | 2,001 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 42,278 | 77.9 |
| | Republican | Ricky Donovan Sr. | 8,358 | |
| | Conservative | Ricky Donovan Sr. | 3,435 | |
| | Total | Ricky Donovan Sr. | 11,973 | 22.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,251 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 63 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Timothy M. Kennedy (incumbent) | 11,587 | 50.3 |
| | Democratic | Betty Jean Grant | 11,431 | 49.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,018 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Timothy Kennedy | 71,662 | |
| | Working Families | Timothy Kennedy | 6,361 | |
| | Independence | Timothy Kennedy | 4,435 | |
| | Total | Timothy Kennedy (incumbent) | 82,458 | 100.0 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,458 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 63

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 69.4 – 28.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 66.9 – 29.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 75.3 – 23.1% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 82.4 – 15.9% |