1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Stuart (R) by 34.4 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%72,095
Mark A. StuartRepublican
32.8%35,163
107,258 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