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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Senate District 21

New York State Senate · New York

Carl Kruger (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Neil A. Salvati (R) by 45.6 points.

Carl KrugerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%45,663
Neil A. SalvatiRepublican
27.2%17,075
62,738 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

EvenD+81.51986D+73.81988D+38.41994D+45.61996D+66.42002D+77.42004

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