1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 29
New York State Senate · New York
Franz S. Leichter (D) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Howard E. Jones (R) by 73.5 points.
Franz S. LeichterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.4%38,040
Howard E. JonesRepublican
11.9%5,295
Margaret MullaneyConservative
2.8%1,230
44,565 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