1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 7
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Caemmerer (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Richard N. Tannenbaum (D) by 22.9 points.
John D. CaemmererRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%70,431
Richard N. TannenbaumDemocrat
37.7%43,799
Kenneth R. FritscheLibertarian
1.6%1,859
116,089 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
The candidates
John D. Caemmerer (R)Richard N. Tannenbaum (D)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth R. Fritsche (Libertarian), 1.6%