1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 21
New York State Senate · New York
Christopher J. Mega (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating John F. Gangemi (D) by 18.1 points.
Christopher J. MegaRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%39,075
John F. GangemiDemocrat
39.9%26,875
Andrew KentLibertarian
2.1%1,445
67,395 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