New York's 9th State Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state=New York
|district=9
|chamber=Senate
|representative=Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
|party=Republican
|residence=Malverne
|Democratic=41.6
|Republican=31.1
|NPP=22.3
|percent_white=61
|percent_black=13
|percent_hispanic=17
|percent_asian=6
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|population_year=2017
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|registered=247,731{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/EnrollmentSD.html|title=Enrollment by Senate District|publisher=New York State Board of Elections|date=February 2019}}
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New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate and has been represented by Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick since January 2023. Previously, it was represented by Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/todd-kaminsky|title=New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky|publisher=The New York State Senate|access-date=February 18, 2021}}
Geography
District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of Hempstead in southwestern Nassau County on Long Island. It also includes the small city of Long Beach.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/9|title=Our District|publisher=Todd Kaminsky, The New York State Senate|access-date=June 24, 2019}}
The district overlaps New York's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Assembly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|title=How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
Recent election results
=2024=
{{Election box begin no change|title= 2024 New York State Senate election, District 9{{Cite web|url=https://elections.ny.gov/certified-november-5-2024-general-election-results-approved-12092024|title=2024 Election Results|publisher=New York State Board of Elections|access-date=December 11, 2024}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
| votes = 77,628
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
| votes = 6,270
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (incumbent)
| votes = 83,898
| percentage = 54.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James Lynch
| votes = 70,405
| percentage = 45.5
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 334
| percentage = 0.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 154,637
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2022=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2022 New York State Senate election, District 9{{cite web |title=State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 8, 2022 |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2022/General/2022StateSenate.xlsx |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=June 1, 2023}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
| votes = 58,217
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
| votes = 4,919
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
| votes = 63,136
| percentage = 53.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Kenneth Moore
| votes = 47,885
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Working Families Party
| candidate = Kenneth Moore
| votes = 1,430
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Kenneth Moore
| votes = 49,315
| percentage = 42.1
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 28
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 112,479
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box new boundary win
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 New York State Senate election, District 9{{cite web |title=State Senator 9th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2020/General/2020StateSenate.xlsx |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 12, 2020 |date=December 3, 2020}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 92,414
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 1,608
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
| votes = 94,022
| percentage = 57.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Victoria Johnson
| votes = 63,043
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Victoria Johnson
| votes = 5,918
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Victoria Johnson
| votes = 68,961
| percentage = 42.3
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 49
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 163,032
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2018=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2018 New York State Senate election, District 9{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_State_Senate_District_9|title=New York State Senate District 9|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 3, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
| votes = 505
| percentage = 79.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Francis Becker Jr.
| votes = 114
| percentage = 18.0
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 14
| percentage = 2.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 633
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 70,538
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Working Families Party
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 1,110
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 918
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Women's Equality Party (New York)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 693
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 153
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
| votes = 73,412
| percentage = 61.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Francis Becker Jr.
| votes = 41,095
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Francis Becker Jr.
| votes = 4,044
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Tax Revolt Party
| candidate = Francis Becker Jr.
| votes = 278
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Francis Becker Jr.
| votes = 45,417
| percentage = 38.2
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 32
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 118,861
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 New York State Senate election, District 9}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Laurence Hirsh
| votes = 23
| percentage = 59.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
| votes = 16
| percentage = 41.0
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 0
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 72,723
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Working Families Party
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 2,091
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Women's Equality Party (New York)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 925
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky (incumbent)
| votes = 75,739
| percentage = 51.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 61,702
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 5,659
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 1,257
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Tax Revolt Party
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 336
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 263
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 69,217
| percentage = 47.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Laurence Hirsh
| votes = 1,565
| percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 50
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 146,571
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016 special=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2016 New York State Senate special election, District 9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 33,646
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Working Families Party
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 1,347
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Women's Equality Party (New York)
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 625
| percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Todd Kaminsky
| votes = 35,618
| percentage = 50.1
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 29,924
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 3,164
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 1,054
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Tax Revolt Party
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 404
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Reform Party (United States)
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 186
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Christopher McGrath
| votes = 34,732
| percentage = 48.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Laurence Hirsh
| votes = 805
| percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 56
| percentage = 0.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 71,155
| percentage = 100.0
| change =
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2014 New York State Senate election, District 9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 43,428
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 4,634
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 1,960
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Tax Revolt Party
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 200
| percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Dean Skelos (incumbent)
| votes = 50,142
| percentage = 65.8
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Patrick Gillespie Jr.
| votes = 23,969
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Working Families Party
| candidate = Patrick Gillespie Jr.
| votes = 2,057
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{{Election box candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Patrick Gillespie Jr.
| votes = 26,026
| percentage = 34.2
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 29
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 76,197
| percentage = 100.0
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2012 New York State Senate election, District 9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 59,603
| percentage =
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 6,070
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independence Party (New York)
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 2,675
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Tax Revolt Party
| candidate = Dean Skelos
| votes = 468
| percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Total
| candidate = Dean Skelos (incumbent)
| votes = 68,816
| percentage = 60.7
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Thomas Feffer
| votes = 44,646
| percentage = 39.3
| change =
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{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 29
| percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 113,491
| percentage = 100.0
| change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Federal results in District 9=
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| width="30" | Year
! width="60" | Office |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Biden 54.7 – 44.0% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 52.7 – 44.5% |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Obama 53.5 – 45.6% |
| Senate
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Gillibrand 64.4 – 34.7% |