1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 36
New York State Senate · New York
Suzi Oppenheimer (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating John Vemi (R) by 23.5 points.
Suzi OppenheimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%54,528
John VemiRepublican
37.6%33,542
Paul H. KerinRight to Life
1.3%1,149
89,219 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