2002Final results
2002 election for New York Senate District 13
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Sabini (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Giash U. Ahmed (R) by 54.8 points.
John D. SabiniDemocrat · winner
74.3%17,107
Giash U. AhmedRepublican
19.5%4,482
Charles CastroIndependent
6.3%1,441
23,030 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET