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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 18

New York State Senate · New York

Donald Halperin (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Meyers (R) by 61.4 points.

Donald HalperinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%59,437
19.3%14,206
73,643 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+84.51980D+71.81982D+50.61984D+61.41988D+69.81990D+81.61994

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