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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 135

New York State Assembly · New York

David R. Koon (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Peter D. Elder (R) by 31.8 points.

David R. KoonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%33,067
Peter D. ElderRepublican
33.3%16,923
Robert DorscheidRight to Life
1.5%781
50,771 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+33.81992R+43.61994D+13.71996D+31.81998D+15.62000D+34.72002

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

The candidates

David R. Koon (D)Peter D. Elder (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert Dorscheid (Right to Life), 1.5%