1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Vincent J. Gentile (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Christopher J. Mega (R) by 9.0 points.
Vincent J. GentileDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%28,647
Christopher J. MegaRepublican
45.0%23,865
Thomas W. HamiltonIndependent
0.6%323
John P. Walker IILibertarian
0.4%192
53,027 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
Vincent J. Gentile (D)Christopher J. Mega (R)
Also on the ballot: Thomas W. Hamilton (Independent), 0.6%; John P. Walker II (Libertarian), 0.4%