1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
Thomas W. Libous (R) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Steven C. Porter (D) by 59.0 points.
Thomas W. LibousRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.5%69,408
Steven C. PorterDemocrat
20.5%17,911
87,319 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