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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 59

New York State Assembly · New York

Eric N. Vitaliano (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating John Brunetti (R) by 22.6 points.

Eric N. VitalianoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.0%23,069
John BrunettiRepublican
37.4%14,389
John J. PietLibertarian
2.5%975
38,433 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+6.81982D+21.91984D+41.21986D+22.61988D+47.11990D+41.41992

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

The candidates

Eric N. Vitaliano (D)John Brunetti (R)

Also on the ballot: John J. Piet (Libertarian), 2.5%