1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 82
New York State Assembly · New York
Stephen B. Kaufman (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Sarah Tuttle (R) by 59.7 points.
Stephen B. KaufmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%16,862
Sarah TuttleRepublican
15.8%3,536
Frank DellavalleConservative
6.6%1,472
Egidio SementilliIndependent
1.2%270
Frederick J. HamburgLibertarian
0.8%188
22,328 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
Stephen B. Kaufman (D)Sarah Tuttle (R)Frank Dellavalle (C)
Also on the ballot: Egidio Sementilli (Independent), 1.2%; Frederick J. Hamburg (Libertarian), 0.8%