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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 7

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas F. Barraga (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Hammond Jr. (D) by 32.6 points.

Thomas F. BarragaRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%22,514
31.2%11,002
Barbara J. ThornConservative
5.1%1,792
35,308 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

EvenR+7.71982R+35.91984R+38.31986R+32.61988R+41.21990R+27.91992

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