1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
Fred J. Eckert (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Philip A. Fedele (D) by 31.0 points.
Fred J. EckertRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%70,876
Philip A. FedeleDemocrat
34.5%37,306
108,182 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