1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 49
New York State Senate · New York
Martin S. Auer (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Rosemary S. Pooler (D) by 5.7 points.
Martin S. AuerRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%61,693
Rosemary S. PoolerDemocrat
46.6%54,960
Richard MoroneyLibertarian
1.2%1,407
118,060 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