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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Senate District 22

New York State Senate · New York

Seymour P. Lachman (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating James Sutliff (R) by 61.6 points.

Seymour P. LachmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.9%42,164
James SutliffRepublican
18.2%9,631
Ross BradyConservative
1.9%1,004
52,799 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

EvenD+38.21994D+55.31996D+56.51998D+61.62000R+9.32002R+31.72010

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

The candidates

Seymour P. Lachman (D)James Sutliff (R)

Also on the ballot: Ross Brady (Conservative), 1.9%