1990Final results
1990 election for New York Assembly District 8
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Cochrane (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Zdebski (D) by 32.4 points.
John C. CochraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%15,864
Charles A. ZdebskiDemocrat
27.7%7,311
Nick MacrisConservative
7.0%1,845
Patricia McCarthyRight to Life
5.2%1,369
26,389 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