1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Eliot L. Engel (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas Greene (R) by 64.2 points.
Eliot L. EngelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.2%32,585
Douglas GreeneRepublican
16.0%6,483
Neil B. ColbertConservative
2.5%1,008
Justo RiveraRight to Life
1.4%566
40,642 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
The candidates
Eliot L. Engel (D)Douglas Greene (R)
Also on the ballot: Neil B. Colbert (Conservative), 2.5%; Justo Rivera (Right to Life), 1.4%