1994Final results
1994 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Nancy Gay Bargar (D) by 19.1 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%54,697
Nancy Gay BargarDemocrat
40.5%37,171
91,868 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET