1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Charles D. Cook (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Guy W. Chirico (D) by 20.4 points.
Charles D. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%54,396
Guy W. ChiricoDemocrat
38.2%35,431
Philip BravermanRight to Life
3.2%3,006
92,833 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