1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph R. Holland (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Christopher Saintlawrence (D) by 19.7 points.
Joseph R. HollandRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%68,323
Christopher SaintlawrenceDemocrat
40.2%45,845
114,168 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