1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 119
New York State Assembly · New York
Joan K. Christensen (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating James G. Distefano (R) by 32.6 points.
Joan K. ChristensenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%19,445
James G. DistefanoRepublican
32.8%9,750
Maria L. WhittingtonGreen
1.7%500
29,695 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