2010Final results
2010 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
John Flanagan (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Ira L. Bernstein (D) by 39.6 points.
John FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%61,842
Ira L. BernsteinDemocrat
30.2%26,750
88,619 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET