2014Final results
2014 Democratic primary for New York Senate District 19
New York State Senate · New York
John L. Sampson (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Dell Smitherman (D) by 24.3 points.
John L. SampsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%7,218
Dell SmithermanDemocrat
29.9%3,981
Sean K. HenryDemocrat
12.5%1,668
Elias J. WeirDemocrat
3.4%458
13,325 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John L. Sampson (D)Dell Smitherman (D)Sean K. Henry (D)
Also on the ballot: Elias J. Weir (Democrat), 3.4%