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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 45

New York State Assembly · New York

Daniel Feldman (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating David A. Polinski (R) by 57.9 points.

Daniel FeldmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%23,739
18.3%5,708
John H. FoxConservative
3.8%1,180
Melvin BrownLibertarian
1.6%501
31,128 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+67.21982D+46.31984D+70.41986D+57.91988D+64.51992D+49.81994

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

The candidates

Daniel Feldman (D)David A. Polinski (R)

Also on the ballot: John H. Fox (Conservative), 3.8%; Melvin Brown (Libertarian), 1.6%