Elections / 1988 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+36.8.
New York, 1988. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
New York — 1988 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
3,907,178
64.7%
Republican (R)
1,686,558
27.9%
All others
447,244
7.4%
Margin
D+36.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1988 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | OLiberal | 4,048,649 | 67.0% |
| Robert R. McMillan | OConservative | 1,875,784 | 31.1% |
| Adelle R. Nathanson | ORight To Life | 64,845 | 1.1% |
| Charlene Mitchell | OIndependent Progressive Line | 14,770 | 0.2% |
| Lydia Bayoneta | OWorkers World | 13,573 | 0.2% |
| William P. McMillen | OLibertarian | 12,064 | 0.2% |
| JR. James E. Harris | OSocialist Workers | 11,239 | 0.2% |
| Other | OOther | 56 | 0.0% |
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% |