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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 19

New York State Senate · New York

Martin M. Solomon (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Cirnigliaro (R) by 45.6 points.

Martin M. SolomonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%39,234
27.2%14,658
53,892 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+59.71982D+37.81984D+62.61986D+45.61988D+76.41994D+91.11998

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