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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Senate District 34

New York State Senate · New York

Guy J. Velella (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Lorraine Coyle Koppell (D) by 7.3 points.

Guy J. VelellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%38,514
45.9%33,251
Michael DalyIndependent
1.0%723
72,488 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

EvenR+33.11988R+31.21992R+16.61998R+7.32000R+33.32002D+13.92004

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

The candidates

Guy J. Velella (R)Lorraine Coyle Koppell (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael Daly (Independent), 1.0%