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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Senate District 26

New York State Senate · New York

Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Lester (D) by 28.9 points.

Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%36,582
Jack LesterDemocrat
33.3%19,582
Joseph S. LavezzoConservative
4.4%2,592
58,756 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+29.91984R+44.21986R+33.51988R+28.91990R+20.21992R+20.01994

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

The candidates

Roy A. Goodman (R)Jack Lester (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph S. Lavezzo (Conservative), 4.4%