1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 28
New York State Senate · New York
Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 96.3% of the vote, defeating Francisco A. Gomez (Con) by 94.2 points.
Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.3%47,954
Francisco A. GomezConservative
2.1%1,064
Francesca M. CastellanosIndependent
1.5%771
49,789 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
The candidates
Olga A. Mendez (D)Francisco A. Gomez (C)
Also on the ballot: Francesca M. Castellanos (Independent), 1.5%