New York's 62nd State Senate district

New York's 62nd State Senate district
Senator	Rob Ortt R–North Tonawanda
Registration	35.4% Democratic 35.2% Republican 20.2% No party preference
Demographics	86% White 6% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American
Population (2017)	288,669[1]
Registered voters	187,436[2]

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]

Geography

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

2024

2024 New York State Senate election, District 62[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Ortt	93,822
	Conservative	Rob Ortt	19,922
	Total	Rob Ortt (incumbent)	113,744	99.4
	Write-in		716	0.6
Total votes			114,460	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 62[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Ortt	69,047
	Conservative	Rob Ortt	16,876
	Total	Rob Ortt (incumbent)	85,923	99.3
	Write-in		593	0.7
Total votes			86,516	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 62[8][9]

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

2018 New York State Senate election, District 62[8]

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

2016 New York State Senate election, District 62[8]

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

2014 New York State Senate election, District 62[8]

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

2012 New York State Senate election, District 62[8]

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

Year	Office	Results[10][11]
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

1. "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. "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
7. "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
8. "New York State Senate District 62". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
9. "State Senator 62nd 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 27, 2019.
11. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.