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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 1

New York State Assembly · New York

Joseph Sawicki Jr. (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Jack T. Jonke (D) by 50.5 points.

Joseph Sawicki Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
75.2%36,135
24.8%11,893
48,028 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+4.31982R+51.01984R+51.91986R+50.51988R+35.01990R+28.01992

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