2002Final results
2002 election for New York Senate District 50
New York State Senate · New York
John A. Defrancisco (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Burrill E. Wells III (D) by 59.8 points.
John A. DefranciscoRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.9%71,829
Burrill E. Wells IIIDemocrat
20.1%18,054
89,883 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