1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 20
New York State Senate · New York
Donald Halperin (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Jay R. Berman (R) by 52.7 points.
Donald HalperinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%62,191
Jay R. BermanRepublican
22.5%18,590
Mitchell H. RosenLibertarian
2.3%1,919
82,700 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