Elections / 1992 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+4.5.
New York, 1992. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
New York — 1992 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,943,001
45.6%
Republican (R)
2,652,822
41.1%
All others
863,003
13.4%
Margin
D+4.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1992 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonse D'Amato | ORight To Life | 3,166,994 | 49.0% |
| Robert Abrams | OLiberal | 3,086,200 | 47.8% |
| Norma Segal | OLibertarian | 108,530 | 1.7% |
| Mohammad T. Mehdi | ONew Alliance | 56,631 | 0.9% |
| Stanley Nelson | ONatural Law | 23,747 | 0.4% |
| Ed Warren | OSocialist Workers | 16,724 | 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% |