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1998 election for New York Assembly District 101

New York State Assembly · New York

Kevin A. Cahill (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Sean R. Mathews (R) by 7.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Kevin A. CahillDemocrat · winner
53.8%22,779
Sean R. MathewsRepublican
46.2%19,558
42,337 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+11.91992R+0.91994R+7.01996D+7.61998D+35.72000D+31.82002

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