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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Senate District 8

New York State Senate · New York

Norman J. Levy (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Seretta C. McNight (D) by 33.0 points.

Norman J. LevyRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%67,943
33.1%34,037
John HaganLibertarian
0.9%883
102,863 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+35.91990R+32.91992R+41.21994R+33.01996R+23.61998R+14.72000

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

The candidates

Norman J. Levy (R)Seretta C. McNight (D)

Also on the ballot: John Hagan (Libertarian), 0.9%