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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 29

New York State Assembly · New York

William Scarborough (D) won with 96.8% of the vote, defeating William J. Smith (Ind) by 93.5 points.

William ScarboroughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.8%17,766
William J. SmithIndependent
3.2%595
18,361 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+55.01978D+77.51984D+68.61994D+72.71996D+87.62002D+71.92024

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