1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D) won with 93.0% of the vote, defeating Rock Hermon Hackshaw (Lib) by 89.3 points.
Rhoda S. JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.0%11,180
Rock Hermon HackshawLibertarian
3.7%445
Bernard A. SampsonRepublican
3.3%399
12,024 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
The candidates
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D)Rock Hermon Hackshaw (L)
Also on the ballot: Bernard A. Sampson (Republican), 3.3%