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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 146

New York State Assembly · New York

Francis J. Pordum (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Gale A. Denn (R) by 21.5 points.

Francis J. PordumDemocrat · winner
59.6%22,310
Gale A. DennRepublican
38.1%14,273
Carl M. NascaLibertarian
2.3%844
37,427 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

EvenD+13.11976D+55.51978D+58.01980D+21.51982D+41.41984D+54.91986

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

The candidates

Francis J. Pordum (D)Gale A. Denn (R)

Also on the ballot: Carl M. Nasca (Libertarian), 2.3%