1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 21
New York State Senate · New York
Martin Markowitz (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Maurice A. Gumbs (Lib) by 68.9 points.
Martin MarkowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%32,836
Maurice A. GumbsLibertarian
12.0%4,874
Clarence JohnRepublican
7.1%2,885
40,595 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