2000Final results
2000 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Brian U. Stratton (D) by 15.4 points.
Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%70,310
Brian U. StrattonDemocrat
41.4%51,231
Gerald J. EvansLibertarian
0.9%1,148
Norah BrennanGreen
0.8%1,050
123,739 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
The candidates
Hugh T. Farley (R)Brian U. Stratton (D)
Also on the ballot: Gerald J. Evans (Libertarian), 0.9%; Norah Brennan (Green), 0.8%