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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 31

New York State Senate · New York

Joseph Galiber (D) won with 86.8% of the vote, defeating Curtis Johnson (R) by 75.1 points.

Joseph GaliberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.8%43,358
Curtis JohnsonRepublican
11.7%5,834
Joseph PaluConservative
1.6%779
49,971 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+79.51982D+68.21984D+67.11986D+75.11988D+77.21990D+74.81992

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

The candidates

Joseph Galiber (D)Curtis Johnson (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Palu (Conservative), 1.6%