1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia O. Ulkins (D) by 38.3 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%67,659
Patricia O. UlkinsDemocrat
30.8%30,170
97,829 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