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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 46

New York State Senate · New York

Neil D. Breslin (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Peter M. Belenchia (R) by 44.9 points.

Neil D. BreslinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%75,910
27.5%28,858
104,768 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+29.11992R+53.71994R+35.61996D+44.92002D+20.52004D+13.32010

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