1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 19
New York State Senate · New York
John L. Sampson (D) won with 95.6% of the vote, defeating Joachim A. Harris (R) by 91.1 points.
John L. SampsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.6%40,607
Joachim A. HarrisRepublican
4.4%1,890
42,497 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