1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Dean A. Riggi (D) by 44.1 points.
Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%85,816
Dean A. RiggiDemocrat
27.9%33,278
119,094 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