1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Dearie (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating Orlando Oliva (R) by 70.5 points.
John C. DearieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.2%20,506
Orlando OlivaRepublican
11.7%2,916
John W. FarrellConservative
3.7%927
Luis PachecoLibertarian
2.4%587
24,936 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
John C. Dearie (D)Orlando Oliva (R)
Also on the ballot: John W. Farrell (Conservative), 3.7%; Luis Pacheco (Libertarian), 2.4%