1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 20
New York State Senate · New York
Ada L. Smith (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Armando Demarino (R) by 65.9 points.
Ada L. SmithDemocrat · winner
80.8%28,167
Armando DemarinoRepublican
14.9%5,191
Luis W. OsorioLibertarian
4.3%1,501
34,859 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