1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Perry (D) won re-election with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Irwin R. Gilbert (R) by 43.5 points.
John D. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%73,964
Irwin R. GilbertRepublican
27.7%28,745
Walter DzielskiRight to Life
1.1%1,178
103,887 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)