DemocratNot in office · last served 2022Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
James F. Gaughran
Last held office: New York State Senate, District 5 (2016–2022). Ran in 4 elections between 1992 and 2020, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +1.9
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 4
- 1992–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gaughran was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gaughran has run
Margin: how far Gaughran finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | New York State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Edmund J. Smyth (R), Barbara S. Wagner (I) | 50.4% | D+1.9 |
| 2018 | New York State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Carl L. Marcellino (R) | 54.9% | D+9.8 |
| 2016 | New York State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Carl L. Marcellino (R) | 51.2% | D+2.6 |
| 1992 | New York State Senate, District 5 | General | Lost | Ralph J. Marino (R) | 39.8% | R+20.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gaughran has held
- New York State Senate, District 5 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gaughran has run against
- Edmund J. Smyth (R) · 2020 election, won
- Carl L. Marcellino (R) · 2018 election, won
- Ralph J. Marino (R) · 1992 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive