1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 31
New York State Senate · New York
Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D) won with 94.9% of the vote, defeating Fred Brown (R) by 90.8 points.
Efrain Gonzalez Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
94.9%38,018
Fred BrownRepublican
4.0%1,613
Jeffrey SternbergConservative
1.1%443
40,074 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