1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
John J. Bonacic (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Guy W. Chirico (D) by 12.4 points.
John J. BonacicRepublican · winner
50.6%46,836
Guy W. ChiricoDemocrat
38.3%35,389
John J. GuerinConservative
11.1%10,293
92,518 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