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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Senate District 31

New York State Senate · New York

Joseph Galiber (D) won with 87.1% of the vote, defeating Ramon L. Nieves Jr. (R) by 77.2 points.

Joseph GaliberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.1%21,882
10.0%2,503
Joseph A. PalauConservative
2.9%728
25,113 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+68.21984D+67.11986D+75.11988D+77.21990D+74.81992D+78.71994

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

The candidates

Joseph Galiber (D)Ramon L. Nieves Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph A. Palau (Conservative), 2.9%