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1996Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for New York Senate District 32

New York State Senate · New York

David Rosado (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Pedro Espada Jr. (Lib) by 56.6 points.

David RosadoDemocrat · winner
77.7%44,029
Pedro Espada Jr.Libertarian · incumbent
21.1%11,954
Sarah NewmarkConservative
1.2%666
56,649 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+79.91986D+83.41990D+68.11992D+82.71994D+90.61998D+85.82000

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

The candidates

David Rosado (D)Pedro Espada Jr. (L)

Also on the ballot: Sarah Newmark (Conservative), 1.2%