Competitive Races — 1996
Data note: Certified NYSBOE results. Margin = difference between top two candidates as % of total votes. NY fusion voting: each candidate's votes across all party lines are summed.
30 races within 15.0% margin
| Office | District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 10th | Daniel F. Luciano R | Ralph F. Costello R | 5,955,164 | 0.0% |
| Supreme Court | 7th | Eugene W. Bergin R | William P. Polito R | 1,347,392 | 0.2% |
| State Assembly | 120 | Bernard J. Mahoney R | Edward F. Ryan D | 39,722 | 0.8% |
| Supreme Court | 9th | J. Emmett Murphy D | W. Denis Donovan R | 1,180,556 | 1.2% |
| Supreme Court | 5th | John F. Lawton R | John R. Tenney R | 754,043 | 1.6% |
| Supreme Court | 3rd | Mary O. Donohue R | Victoria A. Graffeo R | 962,073 | 2.0% |
| Supreme Court | 11th | Arthur J. Cooperman D | Frederick D. Schmidt D | 689,891 | 2.1% |
| State Assembly | 96 | Thomas J. Kirwan R | Nancy Cozean D | 37,615 | 2.6% |
| State Assembly | 107 | Robert G. Prentiss R | Kevin M. Dailey D | 59,991 | 2.7% |
| State Assembly | 145 | Richard J. Keane D | Justin A. Cross R | 48,786 | 3.8% |
| State Assembly | 142 | Richard R. Anderson R | Susan Y. Peimer D | 53,048 | 4.2% |
| Supreme Court | 6th | Willlam F. O'Brien, III R | D. Bruce Crew, III R | 256,102 | 4.8% |
| State Senate | 35 | Nick Spano R | Thomas J. Abinanti D | 100,180 | 6.1% |
| State Assembly | 138 | Joseph T. Pillittere D | Robert A. Daly R | 41,624 | 6.9% |
| State Assembly | 26 | Ann Margaret E. Carrozza D | Douglas Prescott R | 38,549 | 6.9% |
| U.S. House | 19 | Sue W. Kelly R | Richard S. Klein D | 220,596 | 6.9% |
| State Assembly | 101 | John J. Guerin R | Jeanette M. Provenzano D | 51,574 | 7.0% |
| State Senate | 42 | Neil D. Breslin D | Michael J. Hoblock R | 133,507 | 8.1% |
| State Assembly | 97 | Joel Miller R | Joseph Ruggiero D | 45,262 | 9.0% |
| U.S. House | 1 | Michael P. Forbes R | Nora L. Bredes D | 213,116 | 9.4% |
| U.S. House | 30 | Jack Quinn R | Francis J. Pordum D | 221,409 | 9.6% |
| U.S. House | 25 | James T. Walsh R | Marty Mack D | 229,890 | 10.2% |
| State Assembly | 73 | John Ravitz R | Jess Velona D | 44,748 | 11.0% |
| State Assembly | 89 | Naomi C. Matusow D | Daniel W. Isaacs R | 53,385 | 12.5% |
| U.S. House | 26 | Maurice D. Hinchey D | Sue Wittig R | 222,506 | 12.9% |
| U.S. House | 3 | Peter T. King R | Dal A. Lamagna D | 231,426 | 13.2% |
| State Assembly | 135 | David R. Koon D | Margaret R. De Francisco R | 64,036 | 13.7% |
| State Senate | 6 | Kemp Hannon R | Kevin N. Langberg D | 97,056 | 14.4% |
| U.S. House | 28 | Louise M. Slaughter D | Geoff H. Rosenberger R | 232,450 | 14.5% |
| State Senate | 55 | Jim Alesi R | Mary Eileen Callan D | 130,771 | 15.0% |