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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 80

New York State Assembly · New York

Jeffrey D. Klein (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating Beqir Celaj (R) by 64.5 points.

Jeffrey D. KleinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%13,641
Beqir CelajRepublican
15.5%2,644
Kevin BrawleyConservative
4.4%754
17,039 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+54.11990D+37.21992D+39.01994D+64.51998D+70.82000D+51.42002

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

The candidates

Jeffrey D. Klein (D)Beqir Celaj (R)

Also on the ballot: Kevin Brawley (Conservative), 4.4%