1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 142
New York State Assembly · New York
James P. Hayes (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Susan Y. Peimer (D) by 5.2 points.
James P. HayesRepublican · winner
52.6%23,028
Susan Y. PeimerDemocrat
47.4%20,763
43,791 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