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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Senate District 4

New York State Senate · New York

Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Marie Detelich (D) by 36.5 points.

Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%62,982
31.8%29,310
92,292 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+15.61982R+35.21984R+32.41986R+36.51988R+30.11990R+29.11992

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