1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 65
New York State Assembly · New York
Steven Sanders (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Benjamin F. Borden (R) by 39.5 points.
Steven SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%29,529
Benjamin F. BordenRepublican
29.1%12,518
Howard Lim Jr.Conservative
2.4%1,044
43,091 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET