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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Senate District 54

New York State Senate · New York

Richard A. Dollinger (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Scott D. Nasca (R) by 38.5 points.

Richard A. DollingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%62,463
Scott D. NascaRepublican
30.7%27,717
90,180 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

EvenD+8.21990D+12.01992D+9.71994D+38.51996D+35.11998D+49.62000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET