1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 27
New York State Senate · New York
Manfred Ohrenstein (D) won with 81.8% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Thompson (R) by 65.6 points.
Manfred OhrensteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.8%74,796
Charles H. ThompsonRepublican
16.2%14,850
Joseph LauxConservative
1.9%1,767
91,413 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