New York's 55th State Senate district

New York's 55th State Senate district
Senator	Samra Brouk D–Rochester
Registration	40.3% Democratic 28.7% Republican 24.2% No party preference
Demographics	77% White 10% Black 8% Hispanic 3% Asian
Population (2017)	294,445[1]
Registered voters	204,872[2]

New York's 55th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Samra Brouk since 2021, succeeding Republican Rich Funke.^[3]

Geography

District 55 covers parts of Monroe and Ontario Counties, including the eastern half of Rochester and many of its eastern and northern suburbs.^[1][4]

The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 131st, 133rd, 135th, 136th, 137th, and 138th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 55^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samra Brouk	89,485
	Working Families	Samra Brouk	8,255
	Total	Samra Brouk (incumbent)	97,740	61.6
	Republican	Luis Martinez	52,531
	Conservative	Luis Martinez	8,449
	Total	Luis Martinez	60,980	38.4
	Write-in		45	0.0
Total votes			158,765	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 55^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samra Brouk	66,949
	Working Families	Samra Brouk	6,383
	Total	Samra Brouk (incumbent)	73,332	58.4
	Republican	Len Morrell	43,199
	Conservative	Len Morrell	8,517
	Independence	Len Morrell	553
	Total	Len Morrell	52,269	41.6
	Write-in		37	0.0
Total votes			125,638	100.0
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 55^[8]^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samra Brouk	83,539
	Working Families	Samra Brouk	6,871
	Total	Samra Brouk	90,410	57.4
	Republican	Christopher Missick	56,048
	Conservative	Christopher Missick	8,772
	Independence	Christopher Missick	2,122
	SAM	Christopher Missick	141
	Total	Christopher Missick	67,083	42.6
	Write-in		57	0.0
Total votes			157,550	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 55^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	54,429
	Conservative	Rich Funke	8,210
	Independence	Rich Funke	3,097
	Reform	Rich Funke	543
	Total	Rich Funke (incumbent)	66,279	51.9
	Democratic	Jennifer Lunsford	61,407	48.1
	Write-in		38	0.0
Total votes			127,724	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 55^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	75,856
	Independence	Rich Funke	12,403
	Conservative	Rich Funke	11,390
	Reform	Rich Funke	1,685
	Total	Rich Funke (incumbent)	101,334	98.9
	Write-in		1,118	1.1
Total votes			102,452	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 55^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rich Funke	43,270
	Conservative	Rich Funke	7,943
	Independence	Rich Funke	2,640
	Stop Common Core	Rich Funke	1,021
	Total	Rich Funke	54,874	58.6
	Democratic	Ted O'Brien	34,777
	Working Families	Ted O'Brien	3,847
	Total	Ted O'Brien (incumbent)	38,624	41.3
	Write-in		80	0.1
Total votes			93,578	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 55^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted O'Brien	64,973
	Working Families	Ted O'Brien	5,047
	Total	Ted O'Brien	70,020	52.0
	Republican	Sean Hanna	53,643
	Conservative	Sean Hanna	8,133
	Independence	Sean Hanna	2,796
	Total	Sean Hanna	64,572	47.9
	Write-in		130	0.1
Total votes			134,722	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Federal results in District 55

Year	Office	Results[10]
2020	President	Biden 61.9 – 35.4%
2016	President	Clinton 56.3 – 37.8%
2012	President	Obama 56.5 – 41.5%
	Senate	Gillibrand 64.9 – 33.3%

References

1. "State Senate District 55, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Samra G. Brouk". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
7. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
8. "New York State Senate District 55". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
9. "State Senator 55th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
10. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2019.