1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 26
New York State Senate · New York
Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Bellinson (D) by 12.3 points.
Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%47,058
Robert J. BellinsonDemocrat
43.9%36,765
83,823 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