1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 48
New York State Senate · New York
Charles D. Cook (R) won with 94.9% of the vote, defeating Virginia E. Sutton (Rtl) by 89.8 points.
Charles D. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
94.9%89,821
Virginia E. SuttonRight to Life
5.1%4,824
94,645 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