1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for New York Assembly District 119
New York State Assembly · New York
Joan K. Christensen (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating William E. Bush (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joan K. ChristensenDemocrat · winner
51.7%20,140
William E. BushRepublican · incumbent
48.3%18,843
38,983 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET