1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
David A. Paterson (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating John L. Wood (R) by 80.4 points.
David A. PatersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.4%37,658
John L. WoodRepublican
8.1%3,440
John T. GattoOther party
1.8%752
David CherryOther party
1.7%727
42,577 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
The candidates
David A. Paterson (D)John L. Wood (R)
Also on the ballot: John T. Gatto (Other party), 1.8%; David Cherry (Other party), 1.7%