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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 30

New York State Senate · New York

Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 87.6% of the vote, defeating Cecilio Diaz (R) by 76.6 points.

Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.6%49,086
Cecilio DiazRepublican
11.0%6,184
Benjamin NewmarkConservative
1.4%772
56,042 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+73.81980D+83.11982D+72.11984D+76.61988D+68.91992D+68.21998

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

The candidates

Olga A. Mendez (D)Cecilio Diaz (R)

Also on the ballot: Benjamin Newmark (Conservative), 1.4%