1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Neil D. Breslin (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Hoblock Jr. (R) by 8.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Neil D. BreslinDemocrat · winner
54.1%72,180
Michael J. Hoblock Jr.Republican · incumbent
45.9%61,327
133,507 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