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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 18

New York State Assembly · New York

Earlene Hooper (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Carnell Foskey (R) by 25.7 points.

Earlene HooperDemocrat · winner
61.9%23,263
Carnell FoskeyRepublican
36.3%13,623
Thomas R. SimmonsRight to Life
1.8%693
37,579 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

EvenD+16.21982D+34.11984D+35.41986D+25.71988D+30.11990D+48.31992

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

The candidates

Earlene Hooper (D)Carnell Foskey (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas R. Simmons (Right to Life), 1.8%