# New York's 30th State Senate district

New York's 30th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cordell Cleare since 2021.

## Geography

District 30 is primarily based in Harlem in northern Manhattan, but also includes portions of East Harlem, the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights.
The district overlaps with New York's 10th, 12th, and 13th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd districts of the New York State Assembly.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cordell Cleare | 80,476 | |
| | Working Families | Cordell Cleare | 10,047 | |
| | Total | Cordell Cleare (incumbent) | 90,523 | 99.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 422 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,945 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cordell Cleare (incumbent) | 13,686 | 69.9 |
| | Democratic | Shana Harmongoff | 5,711 | 29.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 185 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,582 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Cordell Cleare | 55,813 | |
| | Working Families | Cordell Cleare | 5,936 | |
| | Total | Cordell Cleare (incumbent) | 61,749 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 253 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,002 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2021 special

Then-incumbent senator Brian Benjamin resigned in 2021 after being appointed by Kathy Hochul as Lieutenant Governor of New York, rooting from the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. The special election was held on the same day as general citywide elections, including the mayoral, city council and borough presidential elections.
In special elections for state legislative offices, primaries are usually not held - county committee members for each party select nominees.
2021 New York State Senate special election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cordell Cleare | 43,148 | 88.6 |
| | Republican | Oz Sultan | 2,896 | 5.9 |
| | Hope 4 NY | Shana Harmongoff | 2,560 | 5.3 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 106 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,710 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Benjamin (incumbent) | 115,397 | 93.1 |
| | Republican | Oz Sultan | 8,477 | 6.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 148 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 124,022 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Benjamin | 55,813 | |
| | Working Families | Brian Benjamin | 5,936 | |
| | Total | Brian Benjamin (incumbent) | 96,528 | 99.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 362 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,890 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2017 special

2017 New York State Senate special election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian Benjamin | 8,106 | 91.2 |
| | Republican | Dawn Simmons | 287 | 3.2 |
| | Write-in | Joyce Johnson | 261 | 2.9 |
| | Reform | Ruben Vargas | 190 | 2.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 47 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,891 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Perkins | 107,425 | |
| | Working Families | Bill Perkins | 5,719 | |
| | Total | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 113,144 | 95.1 |
| | Republican | Jon Girodes | 5,619 | 4.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 269 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 118,894 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Perkins | 39,534 | |
| | Working Families | Bill Perkins | 5,437 | |
| | Total | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 44,971 | 95.0 |
| | Republican | Jon Girodes | 2,338 | 4.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 64 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,373 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 30 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bill Perkins | 94,489 | |
| | Working Families | Bill Perkins | 3,651 | |
| | Total | Bill Perkins (incumbent) | 98,140 | 99.9 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 141 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,281 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal results in District 30

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Biden 91.9 – 6.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 93.7 – 4.0% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 95.3 – 3.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Gillibrand 95.5 – 3.4% |