1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
David A. Paterson (D) won with 90.4% of the vote, defeating Ernest Mabry (R) by 81.7 points.
David A. PatersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.4%70,606
Ernest MabryRepublican
8.6%6,729
John T. GattoConservative
1.0%803
78,138 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