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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 23

New York State Senate · New York

Seymour P. Lachman (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Alfred B. Curtis Jr. (R) by 29.0 points.

Seymour P. LachmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%20,863
35.5%11,475
32,338 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

EvenD+18.61996D+9.01998D+23.72000D+29.02002D+26.12004D+57.22008

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