Elections / 1982 · Senate · NY
New York — 1982 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1982 · U.S. SenateNew York · U.S. SenateDaniel P. MoynihanD+30.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1982 Senate returns.
- Daniel P. Moynihan✓Democrat3,232,14665.1%
- Florence M. SullivanRepublican1,696,76634.2%
- James J. McKeownFree Libertarian23,3790.5%
- Steven WattenmakerSocialist Workers15,2060.3%
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+2.7Senate 1982D+30.9vs. baselineD+33.6
New York's 1982 Senate race ran 33.6 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
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% |
Same ballot, 1982NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.