2010Final results
2010 election for New York Senate District 59
New York State Senate · New York
Patrick Gallivan (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Cynthia M. Appleton (D) by 28.3 points.
Patrick GallivanRepublican · winner
58.8%59,208
Cynthia M. AppletonDemocrat
30.5%30,712
Dave DiPietroOther party
10.8%10,850
100,777 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