1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John J. Burns (D) by 1.1 points.
Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner
50.5%63,487
John J. BurnsDemocrat
49.5%62,137
125,624 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