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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

Mary Lou Rath (R) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Marla Greenberg (D) by 54.0 points.

Mary Lou RathRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.0%71,799
23.0%21,469
93,268 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+24.01990R+37.61996R+48.51998R+54.02002R+32.42004R+36.32006

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