1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 46
New York State Senate · New York
James W. Wright (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen Burke (D) by 35.6 points.
James W. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%59,169
Stephen BurkeDemocrat
32.2%28,128
87,297 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