1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
E. Arthur Gray (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) by 13.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
E. Arthur GrayDemocrat · winner
56.5%59,490
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · incumbent
43.5%45,727
105,217 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