1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating M. E. Dumas (R) by 38.9 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%98,042
M. E. DumasRepublican
28.6%41,532
Paul C. MorganConservative
3.8%5,574
145,148 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