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's 2nd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the

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. Since 2021, it has been represented by

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Mario Mattera Mario R. Mattera is an American politician. A Republican, he is currently serving in the New York State Senate, representing the 2nd district, which includes a sizeable portion of the north shore of central Long Island, including all of the town ...

, who succeeded former

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. For the 2022 election, the 2nd district was redistricted from the old 2nd district and the 5th district.

Geography

2nd District covers north-central Suffolk County on

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, including the town of Smithtown, as well as portions of Brookhaven and Huntington. The district overlaps with New York's 1st and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 12th districts of the

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Geography

Recent election results

2022

2020

2018

2016

2014

2012

Federal results in District 2

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