1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Major Owens (D) won with 92.3% of the vote, defeating Sylvia W. K. Greene (R) by 84.6 points.
Major OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.3%16,831
Sylvia W. K. GreeneRepublican
7.7%1,404
18,235 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