1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph R. Holland (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Ricardo Ricky Sanchez (D) by 39.5 points.
Joseph R. HollandRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%61,551
Ricardo Ricky SanchezDemocrat
30.2%26,687
88,238 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