State Senate — 1996 General
Year:
61 districts
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55 contested
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6 uncontested
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2 within 10%
Data note: Certified NYSBOE results. NY fusion voting: a candidate may appear on multiple party lines; votes shown are the total across all lines.
| District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Kenneth P. La Valle R Republican, Conservative, Independence, Property Tax Cut | Gerald T. Manginelli D | 106,809 | 41.1% |
| SD-2 | James J. Lack R Republican, Conservative | Allen E. Huggins D | 101,442 | 25.5% |
| SD-3 | Caesar Trunzo R Republican, Conservative, Property Tax Cut | Karyn E. O'Beirne D | 86,819 | 17.0% |
| SD-4 | Owen H. Johnson R Republican, Conservative | Hans R. Haugen D | 83,506 | 28.2% |
| SD-5 | Carl L. Marcellino R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Dennis C. Holland D | 110,062 | 19.5% |
| SD-6 | Kemp Hannon R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Kevin N. Langberg D | 97,056 | 14.4% |
| SD-7 | Michael J. Tully, Jr. R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Daniel Nachbar D | 107,629 | 20.0% |
| SD-8 | Norman J. Levy R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Seretta C. Mc Knight D | 102,863 | 33.0% |
| SD-9 | Dean G. Skelos R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Betty Miller D | 113,213 | 32.3% |
| SD-10 | Alton R. Waldon, Jr. D Democratic, Liberal | Garth I. Marchant R | 69,538 | 80.1% |
| SD-12 | Ada L. Smith D Democratic, Liberal | Anderson Barnes R | 52,147 | 85.3% |
| SD-13 | Emanuel R. Gold D Democratic | Sari K. Halper R | 68,028 | 53.1% |
| SD-14 | George Onorato D Democratic | Kevin J. Hanratty R | 47,658 | 84.4% |
| SD-17 | Nellie R. Santiago D Democratic, Liberal | Nora Feliciano R | 35,608 | 87.2% |
| SD-18 | Velmanette Montgomery D Democratic | Andre Ramon Soleil R | 60,660 | 85.7% |
| SD-19 | John Sampson D Democratic | Howard E. Babbush | 47,509 | 88.9% |
| SD-20 | Marty Markowitz D Democratic | David Greene R | 48,113 | 85.9% |
| SD-21 | Carl Kruger D Democratic, Liberal | Neil A. Salvati R | 62,738 | 45.6% |
| SD-22 | Seymour P. Lachman D Democratic, Independence, Liberal | Salvatore J. Calise R | 47,674 | 55.3% |
| SD-23 | Vincent J. Gentile D Democratic, Independence | John M. Gangemi R | 65,547 | 18.6% |
| SD-24 | John J. Marchi D Democratic, Republican, Liberal | Ralph J. Rubinek R | 81,630 | 80.9% |
| SD-25 | Martin Connor D Democratic, Liberal | Robert S. Flanzer R | 53,873 | 71.0% |
| SD-26 | Roy M. Goodman R Republican, Liberal, Freedom | Robert J. Bellinson D | 105,658 | 25.8% |
| SD-28 | Olga A. Mendez D Democratic | Olga А. Mendez | 49,789 | 87.0% |
| SD-29 | David A. Paterson D Democratic, Liberal | Alphonzo Mosley | 64,765 | 96.1% |
| SD-30 | Franz S. Leichter D Democratic, Liberal | Daniel F. Mahony, Jr. R | 86,522 | 90.1% |
| SD-31 | Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. D Democratic, Independence, Liberal | Fred Brown R | 40,274 | 89.9% |
| SD-32 | David Rosado D Democratic, Republican | Pedro Espada, Jr. | 56,669 | 56.6% |
| SD-33 | Larry Seabrook D Democratic, Liberal | Joseph Sauerzopf R | 60,985 | 87.3% |
| SD-34 | Guy J. Velella D Democratic, Republican, Conservative | Joseph А. Palau | 66,852 | 93.3% |
| SD-35 | Nick Spano R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Thomas J. Abinanti D | 100,180 | 6.1% |
| SD-36 | Suzi Oppenheimer D Democratic | Ira L. Brody R | 111,598 | 27.4% |
| SD-37 | Vincent L. Leibell, III R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Michael D. Zarin D | 115,566 | 18.8% |
| SD-38 | Joseph R. Holland R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Christopher P. St. Lawrence D | 114,168 | 19.7% |
| SD-39 | William J. Larkin, Jr. R Republican, Conservative | Mary M. Mc Phillips D | 103,526 | 18.5% |
| SD-40 | Charles D. Cook R Republican | Stephen P. Ruelke D | 110,241 | 25.5% |
| SD-41 | Stephen M. Saland R Republican, Conservative | Joel C. Tyner D | 104,622 | 38.3% |
| SD-42 | Neil D. Breslin D Democratic, Conservative | Michael J. Hoblock R | 133,507 | 8.1% |
| SD-43 | Joseph L. Bruno R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Ginny O'Brien D | 123,820 | 16.9% |
| SD-44 | Hugh T. Farley R Republican, Conservative, Independence, Freedom | Carolyn J. Micklas D | 114,656 | 31.3% |
| SD-46 | James W. Wright R Republican, Conservative, Freedom, Voter Rights | Stephen Burke D | 87,297 | 35.6% |
| SD-47 | Raymond A. Meier R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Donald J. Thomas | 75,424 | 83.7% |
| SD-48 | Nancy Larraine Hoffmann D Democratic, Independence | Dale A. Sweetland R | 100,320 | 48.0% |
| SD-49 | John А. De Francisco R Republican, Freedom, Conservative | Lee Plavoukos D | 113,954 | 45.1% |
| SD-51 | Thomas W. Libous R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Steven Porter D | 108,973 | 46.5% |
| SD-52 | John Randy Kuhl, Jr. R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Angeline J. Franzese D | 102,733 | 43.4% |
| SD-53 | Michael F. Nozzolio R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Joanne M. Vacca | 84,179 | 90.2% |
| SD-54 | Richard A. Dollinger D Democratic | Scott D. Nasca R | 90,180 | 38.5% |
| SD-55 | Jim Alesi R Republican, Freedom | Mary Eileen Callan D | 130,771 | 15.0% |
| SD-56 | Jess J. Present R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Patricia О. Ulkins D | 97,829 | 38.3% |
| SD-57 | Anthony R. Nanula D Democratic, Independence, Liberal | I. Kenneth Hamilton R | 81,462 | 56.7% |
| SD-58 | William T. Stachowski D Democratic, Conservative | Roger Heymanowski R | 94,465 | 54.0% |
| SD-59 | Dale M. Volker R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | William P. Roach D | 111,363 | 45.8% |
| SD-60 | Mary Lou Rath R Republican, Conservative, Freedom | Brian M. Walczak D | 118,957 | 37.7% |
| SD-61 | George D. Maziarz R Republican, Conservative, Right to Life, Freedom | Steve Ireland D | 107,302 | 37.6% |
Uncontested Races (6)
| District | Winner | Runner-up | Total Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-11 | Frank Padavan R | Uncontested | 41,780 | — |
| SD-15 | Serphin R. Maltese R | Uncontested | 34,045 | — |
| SD-16 | Leonard Price Stavisky D | Uncontested | 33,745 | — |
| SD-27 | Catherine M. Abate D | Uncontested | 74,725 | — |
| SD-45 | Ronald B. Stafford R | Uncontested | 79,433 | — |
| SD-50 | James L. Seward R | Uncontested | 65,558 | — |