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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 44

New York State Senate · New York

Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Robert K. Sanders (D) by 51.7 points.

Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%71,058
23.3%22,085
1.7%1,587
94,730 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

EvenR+31.31996R+49.41998R+15.42000R+51.72002R+30.12006R+34.62008

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

The candidates