1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 61
New York State Assembly · New York
Robert A. Straniere (R) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Azel Coleman (D) by 55.7 points.
Robert A. StraniereRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.9%22,200
Azel ColemanDemocrat
21.2%6,132
Catherine M. KellyLibertarian
1.9%537
28,869 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