1990Final results
1990 election for New York Senate District 53
New York State Senate · New York
L. Paul Kehoe (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Samuel J. Casella (D) by 32.2 points.
L. Paul KehoeRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%58,948
Samuel J. CasellaDemocrat
32.4%29,599
Louis J. PasquaRight to Life
3.0%2,732
91,279 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