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2010Final results

2010 election for New York Senate District 18

New York State Senate · New York

Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 95.9% of the vote, defeating Laquan O. Word (R) by 91.7 points.

Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.9%54,317
Laquan O. WordRepublican
4.1%2,330
56,664 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+86.91998D+88.52000D+89.32006D+92.42008D+91.72010D+89.22012

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