2000Final results
2000 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
John J. Bonacic (R) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating Matthew T. Tierney (Rtl) by 88.9 points.
John J. BonacicRepublican · winner · incumbent
94.5%70,924
Matthew T. TierneyRight to Life
5.5%4,164
75,088 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