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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

Mary Lou Rath (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Woll (D) by 36.3 points.

Mary Lou RathRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%67,216
31.9%31,423
98,639 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+48.51998R+54.02002R+32.42004R+36.32006R+5.32008R+25.82010

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