1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 18
New York State Senate · New York
Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 93.1% of the vote, defeating Andre Ramon Soleil (R) by 86.9 points.
Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.1%46,905
Andre Ramon SoleilRepublican
6.1%3,087
A. Brinmore BrittonConservative
0.8%416
50,408 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
Velmanette Montgomery (D)Andre Ramon Soleil (R)
Also on the ballot: A. Brinmore Britton (Conservative), 0.8%