Elections / 1998 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+15.1.
New York, 1998. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
New York — 1998 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,386,314
51.1%
Republican (R)
1,680,203
36.0%
All others
604,288
12.9%
Margin
D+15.1
New York's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | +43.6% |
| 2016 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | +33.4% |
| 2022 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | +18.3% |