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2014Final results

2014 election for New York Senate District 36

New York State Senate · New York

Ruth Hassellthompson (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Diamond (R) by 86.3 points.

Ruth HassellthompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%37,166
5.9%2,388
Crystal CollinsIndependent
1.9%766
40,320 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+23.51998D+86.92002D+90.92006D+93.32008D+92.22010D+86.32014

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

The candidates