Elections / 1994 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+15.3.
New York, 1994. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
New York — 1994 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,528,387
47.5%
Republican (R)
1,711,760
32.1%
All others
1,088,339
20.4%
Margin
D+15.3
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1994 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | OLiberal | 2,646,541 | 49.7% |
| Bernadette Castro | OConservative | 1,988,308 | 37.3% |
| Scatter | OOther | 538,150 | 10.1% |
| Henry F. Hewes | ORight To Life | 95,954 | 1.8% |
| JR. Ismael Betancourt | OIndependence Fusion | 26,650 | 0.5% |
| Norma Segal | OLibertarian | 17,991 | 0.3% |
| Naomi L. Craine | OSocialist Workers | 14,892 | 0.3% |
New York's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | +43.6% |
| 2016 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | +33.4% |
| 2022 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | +18.3% |