1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 31
New York State Senate · New York
Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D) won with 93.2% of the vote, defeating Curtis Johnson (R) by 89.0 points.
Efrain Gonzalez Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
93.2%27,004
Curtis JohnsonRepublican
4.2%1,212
Jeffrey SternbergConservative
1.5%422
Lucy SuarezIndependent
1.1%326
28,964 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
Efrain Gonzalez Jr. (D)Curtis Johnson (R)
Also on the ballot: Jeffrey Sternberg (Conservative), 1.5%; Lucy Suarez (Independent), 1.1%