1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
James J. Lack (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Depaoli (D) by 37.6 points.
James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%76,811
Michael J. DepaoliDemocrat
30.1%34,117
Francis A. DregerRight to Life
2.2%2,473
113,401 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