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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Senate District 60

New York State Senate · New York

John B. Sheffer II (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Henry Charleson (D) by 31.2 points.

John B. Sheffer IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%51,623
32.1%26,179
Albert D. HuntzRight to Life
4.6%3,753
81,555 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

EvenR+21.71982R+31.31984R+27.21986R+31.21990R+23.21992R+48.91994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

John B. Sheffer II (R)Henry Charleson (D)

Also on the ballot: Albert D. Huntz (Right to Life), 4.6%