1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 18
New York State Senate · New York
Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Andre Ramon Soleil (R) by 85.7 points.
Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.8%56,313
Andre Ramon SoleilRepublican
7.2%4,347
60,660 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