1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph Lucchese (R) by 61.3 points.
Jeffrey DinowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.0%18,461
Joseph LuccheseRepublican
18.8%4,325
William ValdesIndependent
1.2%277
23,063 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