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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 45

New York State Senate · New York

Elizabeth O. C. Little (R) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Boyce Sherwin (D) by 54.6 points.

Elizabeth O. C. LittleRepublican · winner
77.3%63,015
22.7%18,530
81,545 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+56.31984R+54.31990R+34.31992R+54.62002R+39.72006R+28.72018

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