1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 30
New York State Senate · New York
Eric T. Schneiderman (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Vincent McGowan (R) by 68.2 points.
Eric T. SchneidermanDemocrat · winner
82.0%65,158
Vincent McGowanRepublican
13.7%10,919
Julia A. WillebrandGreen
2.5%1,979
David J. BracheConservative
1.8%1,421
79,477 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
Eric T. Schneiderman (D)Vincent McGowan (R)
Also on the ballot: Julia A. Willebrand (Green), 2.5%; David J. Brache (Conservative), 1.8%