1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
James J. Lack (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Depaoli (D) by 28.3 points.
James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%48,166
Michael J. DepaoliDemocrat
34.0%26,295
Lilian C. AndwoodRight to Life
3.7%2,862
77,323 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