New York's 40th State Senate district explained

New York's 40th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Peter Harckham since 2019, following his defeat of incumbent Republican Terrence Murphy.^[3]

Geography

District 40 takes in northern Westchester County and eastern Putnam County and Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. It includes the communities of Yorktown, Cortlandt, Somers, Peekskill, Carmel, Southeast, Patterson, Pawling, and Beekman, among others.^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 17th, 18th, and 19th congressional districts, and with the 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, and 105th districts of the New York State Assembly.^[5]

Recent election results

Federal results in District 40

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President	Biden 55.7 – 42.9%
2016	President	Clinton 51.7 – 44.8%
2012	President	Obama 50.6 – 48.1%
	Senate	Gillibrand 62.6 – 36.0%

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Senate District 40, NY. Census Reporter. July 16, 2019.
2. Web site: Enrollment by Senate District. New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. Web site: New York State Senator Pete Harckham. The New York State Senate. February 20, 2021.
4. Web site: Our District. The New York State Senate. July 16, 2019.
5. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. September 3, 2019.
6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. July 16, 2019.