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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Senate District 7

New York State Senate · New York

Michael A. L. Balboni (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Hand (D) by 15.8 points.

Michael A. L. BalboniRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%44,373
Joseph HandDemocrat
42.1%32,295
76,668 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+9.82000R+24.12002R+19.22004R+15.82006D+13.32008R+0.52010

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