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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 115

New York State Assembly · New York

William R. Sears (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Clancy (D) by 33.9 points.

William R. SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%24,915
33.0%12,299
37,214 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+37.21974R+40.01976R+38.41980R+33.91982R+25.41986R+39.81988

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