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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Senate District 61

New York State Senate · New York

George D. Maziarz (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Kevin R. Burns (D) by 48.5 points.

George D. MaziarzRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%63,464
25.7%21,984
85,448 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+40.21988R+24.01990R+37.61996R+48.51998R+54.02002R+32.42004

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