1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Howard Babbush (D) won with 87.1% of the vote, defeating Benjamin M. Dubose (R) by 74.2 points.
Howard BabbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.1%40,361
Benjamin M. DuboseRepublican
12.9%5,984
46,345 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET