1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
John A. Defrancisco (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Lee J. Plavoukos (D) by 45.2 points.
John A. DefranciscoRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%82,692
Lee J. PlavoukosDemocrat
27.4%31,226
113,918 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