1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 44
New York State Senate · New York
Hugh T. Farley (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Kaczynski (D) by 49.4 points.
Hugh T. FarleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%90,496
Joseph S. KaczynskiDemocrat
25.3%30,621
121,117 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