1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
James S. Alesi (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Eileen Callan (D) by 15.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James S. AlesiRepublican · winner
54.4%71,201
Mary Eileen CallanDemocrat
39.5%51,627
John HayesConservative
4.6%5,967
David T. StockmeisterOther party
1.5%1,976
130,771 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
The candidates
James S. Alesi (R)Mary Eileen Callan (D)
Also on the ballot: John Hayes (Conservative), 4.6%; David T. Stockmeister (Other party), 1.5%