1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Kenneth La Valle (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Gerald T. Manginelli (D) by 41.1 points.
Kenneth La ValleRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.5%75,351
Gerald T. ManginelliDemocrat
29.5%31,458
106,809 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET