1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 30
New York State Senate · New York
Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Solomon B. Petersen (R) by 73.8 points.
Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.3%28,256
Solomon B. PetersenRepublican
12.5%4,094
Pedro VegaRight to Life
1.2%390
32,740 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