1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald J. Evans (D) by 49.4 points.
Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%70,137
Gerald J. EvansDemocrat
25.3%23,766
93,903 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