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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Gordon (D) by 33.5 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%74,172
33.3%36,962
111,134 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

EvenR+40.11982R+29.91984R+44.21986R+33.51988R+28.91990R+20.21992

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