1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 3
New York State Senate · New York
Caesar Trunzo (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Karyn E. Obeirne (D) by 17.0 points.
Caesar TrunzoRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%49,691
Karyn E. ObeirneDemocrat
40.3%34,970
Raymond A. SteyertOther party
2.5%2,158
86,819 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