1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Kenneth La Valle (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Sherrye P. Henry (D) by 31.3 points.
Kenneth La ValleRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%52,306
Sherrye P. HenryDemocrat
34.3%27,353
79,659 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