1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Bruce E. Kenney (D) by 38.8 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%64,775
Bruce E. KenneyDemocrat
30.6%28,581
93,356 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