2002Final results
2002 election for New York Senate District 37
New York State Senate · New York
Suzi Oppenheimer (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Irving A. Scharf (R) by 33.0 points.
Suzi OppenheimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%51,767
Irving A. ScharfRepublican
32.7%25,740
Dolores M. AginsRight to Life
1.6%1,280
78,787 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