1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET