1988Final results
1988 election for New York Senate District 61
New York State Senate · New York
John B. Daly (R) won re-election with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Gerald H. Bentley (D) by 40.2 points.
John B. DalyRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%69,657
Gerald H. BentleyDemocrat
29.9%29,676
99,333 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)