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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 115

New York State Assembly · New York

William R. Sears (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Brennan (D) by 39.8 points.

William R. SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%30,434
30.1%13,101
43,535 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+38.41980R+33.91982R+25.41986R+39.81988R+9.21990R+26.31992

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