2006Final results
2006 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
John J. Bonacic (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Susan E. Zimet (D) by 13.7 points.
John J. BonacicRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%50,581
Susan E. ZimetDemocrat
43.2%38,403
88,984 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET