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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 137

New York State Assembly · New York

R. Stephen Hawley (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Saj (D) by 19.9 points.

R. Stephen HawleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%21,017
Gary L. SajDemocrat
38.1%13,818
3.9%1,402
36,237 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+25.91974R+30.81976R+35.01978R+19.91982R+22.31992R+8.22004

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

The candidates

R. Stephen Hawley (R)Gary L. Saj (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul W. Kirkpatrick (Conservative), 3.9%