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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Senate District 60

New York State Senate · New York

Mary Lou Rath (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Brian M. Walczak (D) by 37.7 points.

Mary Lou RathRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%81,926
31.2%37,071
118,997 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

EvenR+31.21990R+23.21992R+48.91994R+37.71996R+42.11998R+44.82000

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