1988Final results
1988 election for New York Assembly District 140
New York State Assembly · New York
Robin Schimminger (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Bruce J. Ruark (R) by 56.2 points.
Robin SchimmingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%38,116
Bruce J. RuarkRepublican
21.6%10,569
Michael GiganteLibertarian
0.7%349
49,034 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET