1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 26
New York State Senate · New York
Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Louis Sepersky (D) by 44.8 points.
Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%76,652
Louis SeperskyDemocrat
27.0%28,860
Rita R. TuiteRight to Life
1.2%1,269
106,781 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