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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Senate District 44

New York State Senate · New York

Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Gary McCarthy (D) by 30.1 points.

Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%61,659
33.5%32,461
Jeffrey StarkWorking Families
2.9%2,831
96,951 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

EvenR+49.41998R+15.42000R+51.72002R+30.12006R+34.62008R+28.42010

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

The candidates

Hugh T. Farley (R)Gary McCarthy (D)

Also on the ballot: Jeffrey Stark (Working Families), 2.9%