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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Senate District 57

New York State Senate · New York

Jess J. Present (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Lisa L. Feinberg (D) by 34.5 points.

Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%70,077
31.4%33,419
Stasia T. VogelRight to Life
2.7%2,904
106,400 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

EvenR+12.11974R+16.91976R+25.91978R+34.51980D+9.51982D+36.81984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Jess J. Present (R)Lisa L. Feinberg (D)

Also on the ballot: Stasia T. Vogel (Right to Life), 2.7%