1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 28
New York State Senate · New York
Franz S. Leichter (D) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Marvin Sandberg (R) by 71.2 points.
Franz S. LeichterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.8%59,958
Marvin SandbergRepublican
13.6%9,629
Byron Paul BalesConservative
1.6%1,107
70,694 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