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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 22

New York State Senate · New York

Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 92.0% of the vote, defeating A. Brinmore Britton (R) by 85.4 points.

Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.0%49,495
6.6%3,525
Joseph LeopoldiConservative
1.5%789
53,809 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+37.91980D+75.21982D+78.21984D+85.41988D+84.71990D+38.21994

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

The candidates