New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat April Baskin since 2025, succeeding Tim Kennedy. The district underwent redistricting, since Kennedy's 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski.
Prior to 2012, the State Senate had only 62 districts, meaning that the 63rd district did not exist until then. However, the new district followed similar lines as the old Buffalo-based 58th district, and it was in fact the 46th district that was entirely new.
Geography District 63 covers parts of Erie County in Western New York, including most of Buffalo and all of Cheektowaga and Lackawanna.
The district is located entirely within New York's 26th congressional district, and overlaps with the 141st, 142nd, 143rd, and 149th districts of the New York State Assembly.
List of office holders Name Party In office Counties Notes Tim KennedyDemocraticJanuary 1, 2011 – May 6, 2024Erie Resigned after winning special election to the U.S. House of Representatives. April BaskinDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025 – present
Recent election results 2026
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2012
Federal results in District 63 Year Office Results 2020 President Biden 69.4 – 28.9% 2016 President Clinton 66.9 – 29.3% 2012 President Obama 75.3 – 23.1% Senate Gillibrand 82.4 – 15.9%
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