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New York, State Senate, District 11

New York State Senate District 11
Current incumbentJohn Liu Democratic Party

New York's eleventh state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator John Liu.

New York state senators represent an average of 312,550 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 306,072 residents.

About the office

Members of the New York State Senate serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January. When the first Wednesday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet the next Wednesday.

Qualifications

Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: "No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,000/year$174/day (including overnight) or $59/day (no overnight).

Pension

Some legislators in New York are able to begin collecting a state pension while still serving in office and also receiving their normal salary. Under state law, if a lawmaker took office prior to 1995, they are eligible to begin collecting an annual pension once they turn 65. Those who took office after 1994 are not able to collect a pension while still in office. As of 2011, Rep. Herman Farrell (D) was the highest-paid state legislator, collecting his $113,500 salary as well as a pension of $81,619.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. An election can be held as long the vacancy happened before April 1st in an election year. The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New York State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline is April 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for New York State Senate District 11

John Liu (D) defeated Vickie Paladino (R), incumbent Tony Avella (Independence Party), and Simon Minching (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Liu (D)
53.6
42,047

Vickie Paladino (R)
24.3
19,062

Tony Avella (Independence Party)
20.7
16,241

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Simon Minching (Conservative Party)
1.4
1,123
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
41

Total votes: 78,514
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 11

John Liu defeated incumbent Tony Avella in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 11 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John Liu (D)
52.3
12,578

Tony Avella (D)
47.7
11,489

Total votes: 24,067
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 11

Vickie Paladino defeated Simon Minching in the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 11 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Vickie Paladino (R)
56.7
1,735

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Simon Minching (R)
43.3
1,323

Total votes: 3,058
(100.00% precincts reporting)

2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Tony Avella defeated Mark Cipolla in the New York State Senate District 11 general election.

New York State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tony Avella Incumbent 69.52% 72,520
Republican Mark Cipolla 30.48% 31,797
Total Votes 104,317
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Tony Avella ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 11 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tony Avella Incumbent (unopposed)

Mark Cipolla ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 11 Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mark Cipolla (unopposed)
Cipolla also ran on the Conservative and Reform party tickets.

2014

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Tony Avella defeated John Liu in the Democratic primary. Paul Gilman ran as a Green Party candidate. Avella also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Avella defeated Gilman in the general election.

New York State Senate District 11, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Avella Incumbent 71.2% 29,359
None Blank 21.6% 8,888
Green Paul Gilman 6.8% 2,813
None Scattering 0.4% 164
Total Votes 41,224

New York State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Avella Incumbent 53% 7,896
John Liu 47% 7,002
Total Votes 14,898

2012

Elections for the office of New York State Senate consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Tony Avella (D) defeated Joseph R. Concannon (R) in the general election. Avella -- who also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Concannon was unopposed in the Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTony Avella Incumbent 73.3% 64,775
Republican Joseph R. Concannon 26.7% 23,550
Total Votes 88,325

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Senate District 11 raised a total of $4,833,963. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $268,554 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Senate District 11

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $246,188 2 $123,094
2014 $1,124,086 3 $374,695
2012 $176,407 2 $88,204
2010 $1,004,183 2 $502,092
2008 $1,263,151 2 $631,576
2006 $391,460 2 $195,730
2004 $113,125 1 $113,125
2002 $107,902 1 $107,902
2000 $407,461 3 $135,820
Total $4,833,963 18 $268,554