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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 96.2% of the vote, defeating Amelia Smithparker (R) by 93.8 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.2%13,293
2.4%326
Carlos RodriquezConservative
1.5%204
13,823 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+90.91992D+81.61994D+94.11996D+93.81998D+86.72000D+89.72002

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

The candidates

Edward Griffith (D)Amelia Smithparker (R)

Also on the ballot: Carlos Rodriquez (Conservative), 1.5%