1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 47
New York State Assembly · New York
William Colton (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Anthony A. Laucella (R) by 28.6 points.
William ColtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%9,564
Anthony A. LaucellaRepublican
35.3%5,278
James SutliffIndependent
0.9%129
14,971 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