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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 35

New York State Senate · New York

Nicholas A. Spano (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Ploski (D) by 20.9 points.

Nicholas A. SpanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%46,267
Steve PloskiDemocrat
38.2%29,898
John P. McGloineRight to Life
2.6%2,021
78,186 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

EvenR+20.81990R+28.11992R+6.11996R+20.91998R+6.32000R+26.82002

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

The candidates

Nicholas A. Spano (R)Steve Ploski (D)

Also on the ballot: John P. McGloine (Right to Life), 2.6%