1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 144
New York State Assembly · New York
Sam Hoyt (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Crawford Jr. (R) by 50.1 points.
Sam HoytDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%20,115
Richard W. Crawford Jr.Republican
25.0%6,694
26,809 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