1989Final resultsSpecial election
1989 special election for New York Assembly District 20
New York State Assembly · New York
Harvey Weisenberg (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Charles S. Kovit (R) by 29.1 points.
Harvey WeisenbergDemocrat · winner
63.7%5,427
Charles S. KovitRepublican
34.5%2,945
Eric GaliatiRight to Life
1.7%148
8,525 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 1989
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)