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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 143

New York State Assembly · New York

Paul A. Tokasz (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas P. Szary (R) by 57.8 points.

Paul A. TokaszDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%24,894
21.1%6,666
31,560 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

EvenD+44.11992D+47.01994D+50.71996D+57.81998D+56.02000D+50.52002

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