2000Final results
2000 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Steven C. Porter (D) by 52.3 points.
Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.1%80,875
Steven C. PorterDemocrat
23.9%25,354
106,229 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