1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Vincent J. Gentile (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating John M. Gangemi (R) by 18.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vincent J. GentileDemocrat · winner
50.2%32,896
John M. GangemiRepublican
31.6%20,690
Robert J. DicarloConservative · incumbent
18.2%11,961
65,547 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