1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 46
New York State Senate · New York
John McHugh (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Mary K. Dowd (D) by 51.1 points.
John McHughRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%56,513
Mary K. DowdDemocrat
24.0%18,042
Anita MaxwellIndependent
0.9%667
75,222 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