1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 89.4% of the vote, defeating Paula J. Cardone (Lib) by 78.7 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
89.4%43,509
Paula J. CardoneLibertarian
10.6%5,176
48,685 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