1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 40
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Brian White (D) by 34.7 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%78,314
Brian WhiteDemocrat
32.6%37,954
116,268 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