1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 54
New York State Assembly · New York
Darryl C. Towns (D) won with 92.7% of the vote, defeating John Venturina (R) by 87.3 points.
Darryl C. TownsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.7%8,874
John VenturinaRepublican
5.4%519
Genevieve R. BrennanConservative
1.4%137
Behula TaverasOther party
0.4%38
9,568 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
Darryl C. Towns (D)John Venturina (R)
Also on the ballot: Genevieve R. Brennan (Conservative), 1.4%; Behula Taveras (Other party), 0.4%