1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 120
New York State Assembly · New York
Bill Magnarelli (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Corbett (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bill MagnarelliDemocrat · winner
50.4%16,358
James A. CorbettRepublican
48.5%15,748
David C. LintonLibertarian
1.0%332
32,438 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