1998Final results
1998 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Richard A. Dollinger (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Lewis W. Stewart III (R) by 35.1 points.
Richard A. DollingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%48,869
Lewis W. Stewart IIIRepublican
32.5%23,476
72,345 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