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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 12

New York State Assembly · New York

Steven L. Labriola (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Podgor (D) by 48.6 points.

Steven L. LabriolaRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%25,049
25.4%8,587
Robert G. BarcaLibertarian
0.7%236
33,872 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+34.61992R+39.21994R+27.01996R+48.61998R+37.72000R+51.42002

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

The candidates

Steven L. Labriola (R)Benjamin Podgor (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert G. Barca (Libertarian), 0.7%