1982Final results
1982 election for New York's 15th District
U.S. House · New York
Bill Green (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Betty G. Lall (D) by 8.7 points.
Bill GreenRepublican · winner
53.6%66,262
Betty G. LallDemocrat
44.9%55,483
Henry VanrossemConservative
1.6%1,953
123,698 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Betty G. LallBill Green
$95.5K
Raised by the campaign
$250.5K
$112.3K
Spent by the campaign
$262.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1982.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1982