1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
James J. Lack (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony J. Sacca (D) by 40.1 points.
James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%77,804
Anthony J. SaccaDemocrat
28.1%32,068
Kimberly DuffRight to Life
3.6%4,123
113,995 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