1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 34
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Calandra (R) won with 93.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Benedetto (Lib) by 86.7 points.
John D. CalandraRepublican · winner · incumbent
93.3%69,085
Michael BenedettoLibertarian
6.7%4,930
74,015 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