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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 54

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas F. Catapano (D) won with 86.1% of the vote, defeating Henry Betancourt (R) by 72.1 points.

Thomas F. CatapanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.1%12,581
13.9%2,037
14,618 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+46.71982D+61.01984D+69.61986D+72.11988D+78.31990D+46.21992

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