1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
John A. Defrancisco (R) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Lee J. Plavoukos (D) by 59.3 points.
John A. DefranciscoRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.7%76,415
Lee J. PlavoukosDemocrat
20.3%19,501
95,916 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