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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 11

New York State Senate · New York

Frank Padavan (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Edward A. Nicastro (D) by 29.7 points.

Frank PadavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%57,560
35.1%31,194
88,754 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+24.61982R+29.21984R+26.81986R+29.71988R+19.01992R+17.81998

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