New York's 62nd State Senate district

New York's 62nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Rob Ortt, currently the Senate Minority Leader, since 2015.[3]

New York's 62nd
State Senate district

Senator
  Rob Ortt
RNorth Tonawanda
Registration35.4% Democratic
35.2% Republican
20.2% No party preference
Demographics86% White
6% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
Population (2017)288,669[1]
Registered voters187,436[2]

Geography

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District 62 covers all of Niagara and Orleans Counties, including the city of Niagara Falls, as well as the towns of Sweden and Ogden in Monroe County.[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 24th, 25th, and 26th congressional districts, and with the 134th, 139th, 140th, 144th, 145th, and 146th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results

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2024

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2024 New York State Senate election, District 62
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt
Conservative Rob Ortt
Total Rob Ortt (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

2022

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2022 New York State Senate election, District 62[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt 69,047
Conservative Rob Ortt 16,876
Total Rob Ortt 85,923 99.3
Write-in 593 0.7
Total votes 86,516 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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2020 New York State Senate election, District 62[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt 77,308
Conservative Rob Ortt 13,478
Independence Rob Ortt 11,097
Total Rob Ortt (incumbent) 101,883 99.2
Write-in 802 0.8
Total votes 102,685 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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2018 New York State Senate election, District 62[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt 54,154
Conservative Rob Ortt 9,804
Independence Rob Ortt 4,506
Reform Rob Ortt 654
Total Rob Ortt (incumbent) 69,118 86.6
Green Peter Diachun 10,539 13.2
Write-in 131 0.2
Total votes 79,788 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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2016 New York State Senate election, District 62[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt 67,228
Conservative Rob Ortt 12,761
Independence Rob Ortt 8,405
Reform Rob Ortt 996
Total Rob Ortt (incumbent) 89,390 99.6
Write-in 369 0.4
Total votes 89,759 100.0
Republican hold

2014

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2014 New York State Senate election, District 62[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Ortt 5,645 78.0
Republican Gia Arnold 1,589 22.0
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 7,234 100.0
Working Families Paul Brown 59 59.6
Working Families Johnny Destino 37 37.4
Write-in 3 3.0
Total votes 99 100.0
General election
Republican Rob Ortt 35,914
Conservative Rob Ortt 8,998
Independence Rob Ortt 2,694
Total Rob Ortt 47,606 66.9
Democratic Johnny Destino 21,678 30.5
Working Families Paul Brown 1,840 2.6
Write-in 41 0.0
Total votes 71,165 100.0
Republican hold

2012

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2012 New York State Senate election, District 62[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Maziarz (incumbent) 6,905 69.1
Republican Johnny Destino 3,095 30.9
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 10,000 100.0
Working Families Amy Witryol 100 72.5
Working Families Timothy Moriarty 38 27.5
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 138 100.0
General election
Republican George Maziarz 35,914
Conservative George Maziarz 8,998
Independence George Maziarz 2,694
Total George Maziarz (incumbent) 69,359 61.4
Democratic Amy Witryol 35,914
Working Families Amy Witryol 8,998
Total Amy Witryol 42,508 37.6
Green Jonathan Benedict 1,127 1.0
Write-in 47 0.0
Total votes 113,041 100.0
Republican hold

Federal results in District 62

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Year Office Results[9][10]
2020 President Trump 55.4 – 42.4%
2016 President Trump 57.9 – 37.2%
2012 President Romney 50.6 – 47.6%
Senate Gillibrand 59.3 – 38.8%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 62, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
  3. ^ "New York State Senator Robert G. Ortt". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "New York State Senate District 62". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Senator 62nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.