Competitive Races — 2002
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.
21 races within 15.0% margin
| Office | District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court | 1st | Rolando T. Acosta D | Doris Ling-Cohan D | 2,432,080 | 0.2% |
| Supreme Court | 2nd | Randolph Jackson D | James P. Sullivan D | 1,775,769 | 0.5% |
| Supreme Court | 12th | David Stadtmauer D | George D. Salerno D | 449,072 | 0.9% |
| Supreme Court | 11th | Charles J. Thomas D | Seymour Rotker D | 938,923 | 1.0% |
| Supreme Court | 9th | Janet DiFiore R | Mary H. Smith D | 2,197,349 | 1.1% |
| U.S. House | 1 | Timothy H. Bishop D | Felix J. Grucci, Jr. R | 167,791 | 1.6% |
| State Assembly | 73 | Jonathan L. Bing D | Gail Hilson R | 31,501 | 2.3% |
| State Assembly | 131 | Susan V. John D | Michael S. Slattery R | 30,833 | 2.6% |
| State Assembly | 9 | Andrew P. Raia R | Mark A. Cuthbertson D | 37,080 | 3.0% |
| State Assembly | 118 | Darrel J. Aubertine D | Patricia A. Ritchie R | 34,694 | 3.9% |
| State Assembly | 3 | Patricia A. Eddington D | Lee Snead R | 27,363 | 4.0% |
| Supreme Court | 5th | Deborah Karalunas R | Samuel D. Hester R | 429,984 | 4.6% |
| State Assembly | 126 | Robert J. Warner R | Donna A. Lupardo D | 40,233 | 5.0% |
| State Assembly | 108 | Pat M. Casale R | M. Tracey Brooks D | 50,457 | 5.5% |
| State Assembly | 91 | Ronald C. Tocci D | Noam Bramson D | 30,074 | 7.0% |
| State Assembly | 95 | Ryan S. Karben D | Gerald C. Walsh R | 33,092 | 8.8% |
| State Senate | 22 | Martin J. Golden R | Vincent J. Gentile D | 45,859 | 9.3% |
| State Assembly | 6 | Philip R. Ramos D | Philip Goglas R | 17,656 | 10.3% |
| State Assembly | 63 | Michael J. Cusick D | Frank J. Peters R | 20,175 | 10.9% |
| U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy D | Marilyn F. O'Grady R | 168,540 | 13.0% |
| State Assembly | 22 | Barry S. Grodenchik D | Jimmy Meng R | 13,032 | 13.6% |