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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 60

New York State Senate · New York

Mary Lou Rath (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Leonard A. Roberto (D) by 42.1 points.

Mary Lou RathRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%69,211
29.0%28,227
97,438 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+23.21992R+48.91994R+37.71996R+42.11998R+44.82000D+30.32002

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