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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 23

New York State Senate · New York

Christopher J. Mega (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ann Faulkner English (D) by 29.4 points.

Christopher J. MegaRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%44,992
35.3%24,562
69,554 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+0.71982R+6.01984R+3.21986R+29.41988R+26.61990R+34.21992

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