Behind the Numbers: How Gounardes Won State Senate Race
As Democratic state Senator-elect Andrew Gounardes prepares to take office in January representing Southwest Brooklyn’s 22nd Senate District, a deep dive into the election results offers hints into just how he managed to pull off a victory over eight-term incumbent Republican Marty Golden in the Nov. 6 race.
According to data compiled by the New York City Board of Elections and analyzed by the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York (CUNY), Gounardes’ key to success was overwhelming Golden in certain neighborhoods in the sprawling Senate district in terms of the vote total.
In the 64th Assembly District, which includes parts of Bay Ridge, Gounardes earned 64.1 percent of the vote to Golden’s 35.8 percent, a 29-point difference.