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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Senate District 20

New York State Senate · New York

Ada L. Smith (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Angel Diaz (R) by 67.8 points.

Ada L. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%15,099
Angel DiazRepublican
13.8%2,553
4.7%863
18,515 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

EvenD+64.21984D+74.51986D+65.91988D+67.81990D+82.21994D+85.91996

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

The candidates

Ada L. Smith (D)Angel Diaz (R)

Also on the ballot: Nellie R. Santiago (Libertarian), 4.7%