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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 117

New York State Assembly · New York

Frances T. Sullivan (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Shirley Taber (D) by 34.3 points.

Frances T. SullivanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%21,817
32.8%10,663
32,480 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

EvenR+12.01990R+51.31994R+30.41996R+34.31998R+23.02000R+41.72008

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