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1992Final results

1992 election for New York Senate District 42

New York State Senate · New York

Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Daniel A. Ehring (R) by 37.2 points.

Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%91,232
29.8%40,572
3.1%4,248
136,052 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+33.91986D+38.81988D+34.41990D+37.21992R+18.81994D+8.11996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates