2000Final results
2000 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
James J. Lack (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Cleere (D) by 25.8 points.
James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%67,521
Thomas P. CleereDemocrat
35.2%39,011
Peter J. OharaRight to Life
3.8%4,166
110,698 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET