1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Kathleen A. Gaffney (D) by 31.3 points.
Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%62,007
Kathleen A. GaffneyDemocrat
34.3%32,432
94,439 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET