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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 36

New York State Senate · New York

Suzi Oppenheimer (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Lorenzo F. Delgado (R) by 27.2 points.

Suzi OppenheimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%70,116
35.8%39,809
Humphrey SarloRight to Life
1.2%1,356
111,281 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+2.01982D+3.21984D+26.21986D+27.21988D+26.51990D+22.31992

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

The candidates

Suzi Oppenheimer (D)Lorenzo F. Delgado (R)

Also on the ballot: Humphrey Sarlo (Right to Life), 1.2%