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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 47

New York State Senate · New York

Raymond A. Meier (R) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Anne C. Schuler (D) by 55.9 points.

Raymond A. MeierRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.0%63,951
22.0%18,075
82,026 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+13.21990R+14.81992R+23.81994R+55.91998R+37.12004R+14.32006

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