1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won re-election with 69.4% of the vote, defeating G. Scott Morgan (R) by 38.8 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%94,338
G. Scott MorganRepublican
30.6%41,561
135,899 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)