1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 16
New York State Senate · New York
Howard Babbush (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Sidney B. Levitt (R) by 63.5 points.
Howard BabbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%39,358
Sidney B. LevittRepublican
15.3%7,654
Dolores SullivanConservative
5.9%2,924
49,936 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