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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 12

New York State Senate · New York

Ada L. Smith (D) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating George J. Hill (R) by 89.1 points.

Ada L. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.5%37,530
George J. HillRepublican
5.5%2,166
39,696 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+59.71982D+42.31984D+85.31996D+89.11998D+43.02002D+61.92004

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