1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 45
New York State Senate · New York
Ronald B. Stafford (R) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Paul P. Donaldson (D) by 54.3 points.
Ronald B. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.2%65,307
Paul P. DonaldsonDemocrat
22.8%19,338
84,645 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