1996Final results
1996 election for New York Senate District 61
New York State Senate · New York
George D. Maziarz (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Steve Ireland (D) by 37.6 points.
George D. MaziarzRepublican · winner
68.8%73,808
Steve IrelandDemocrat
31.2%33,494
107,302 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