2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for New York Senate District 22
New York State Senate · New York
Martin J. Golden (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Vincent J. Gentile (D) by 9.3 points.
Martin J. GoldenRepublican · winner
54.7%25,064
Vincent J. GentileDemocrat · incumbent
45.3%20,795
45,859 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