1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Charles D. Cook (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Stephen P. Ruelke (D) by 25.5 points.
Charles D. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%64,509
Stephen P. RuelkeDemocrat
33.0%36,405
Carmine BertoneConservative
8.5%9,327
110,241 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