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2004Final results

2004 election for New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

Mary Lou Rath (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Longo (D) by 32.4 points.

Mary Lou RathRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%90,594
33.8%46,267
136,861 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+37.61996R+48.51998R+54.02002R+32.42004R+36.32006R+5.32008

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