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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Senate District 55

New York State Senate · New York

James S. Alesi (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating James M. Markovics (D) by 44.7 points.

James S. AlesiRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.4%91,514
27.6%34,956
126,470 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+0.21994R+15.01996R+45.61998R+44.72000R+34.42004R+26.32006

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