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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 22

New York State Senate · New York

Seymour P. Lachman (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Nora Deangelo (R) by 56.5 points.

Seymour P. LachmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%30,542
Nora DeangeloRepublican
20.1%8,006
Carol Ann AmerConservative
3.3%1,310
39,858 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+84.71990D+38.21994D+55.31996D+56.51998D+61.62000R+9.32002

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

The candidates

Seymour P. Lachman (D)Nora Deangelo (R)

Also on the ballot: Carol Ann Amer (Conservative), 3.3%