1998Final results
1998 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
Samuel D. Bea Jr. (D) won with 91.6% of the vote, defeating Dulles Rakal (R) by 86.4 points.
Samuel D. Bea Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
91.6%15,432
Dulles RakalRepublican
5.2%870
Rupert A. GreenConservative
3.2%545
16,847 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