1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Kenneth La Valle (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating John R. Zellner (D) by 36.6 points.
Kenneth La ValleRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%56,913
John R. ZellnerDemocrat
30.2%25,768
Ryan J. ConfusioneRight to Life
3.0%2,516
85,197 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