1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Jay P. Rolison (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Charles Dumas Jr. (D) by 42.0 points.
Jay P. RolisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%87,960
Charles Dumas Jr.Democrat
29.0%35,910
123,870 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