1988Final results
1988 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D) won with 88.2% of the vote, defeating Philip Pemberton (R) by 78.5 points.
Rhoda S. JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.2%14,796
Philip PembertonRepublican
9.7%1,622
Harry K. QuinnConservative
2.1%357
16,775 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