1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 15

Name: 1988 election for New York Senate District 15
Start: 1988-11-08
Location: New York

New York State Senate · New York

Serphin R. Maltese Jr. (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Sansivieri Jr. (D) by 9.3 points.

54.7%39,192

45.3%32,513

71,705 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

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