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1992Final results

1992 election for New York Senate District 51

New York State Senate · New York

Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Steven C. Porter (D) by 40.4 points.

Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%87,014
29.8%36,899
123,913 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

EvenR+38.21986R+1.11988R+31.31990R+40.41992R+63.31994R+46.51996

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