2006Final results
2006 election for New York Senate District 47
New York State Senate · New York
Joe Griffo (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John L. Murad (D) by 14.3 points.
Joe GriffoRepublican · winner
50.8%43,662
John L. MuradDemocrat
36.5%31,370
Leon R. KoziolWorking Families
6.9%5,938
Timothy J. JulianIndependent
5.9%5,033
86,003 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