1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 2
New York State Assembly · New York
Fred W. Thiele Jr. (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Margaret A. Eckart (D) by 29.9 points.
Fred W. Thiele Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
59.8%20,795
Margaret A. EckartDemocrat
29.9%10,404
Marie F. MulcahyConservative
10.2%3,549
34,748 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