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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Senate District 2

New York State Senate · New York

James J. Lack (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Mirando (D) by 27.2 points.

James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%37,817
29.7%19,755
Margaret A. McHaleConservative
13.4%8,942
66,514 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

EvenR+44.31984R+37.11986R+37.61988R+27.21990R+30.31992R+38.01994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET