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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 58

New York State Assembly · New York

N. Nick Perry (D) won with 96.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph N. O. Caesar (R) by 94.5 points.

N. Nick PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.8%16,021
2.3%384
Michael GaffneyConservative
0.8%138
16,543 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+30.61988D+35.71990D+89.21996D+94.51998D+91.52004D+90.02022

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

The candidates

N. Nick Perry (D)Joseph N. O. Caesar (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Gaffney (Conservative), 0.8%