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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Senate District 59

New York State Senate · New York

Dale M. Volker (R) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Casey (D) by 65.3 points.

Dale M. VolkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.7%145,023
Thomas CaseyDemocrat
17.3%30,430
175,453 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+43.31994R+45.81996R+54.21998R+65.32000R+22.92006R+10.42008

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