1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Donald G. Penberton (R) by 63.9 points.
Rhoda S. JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.9%8,803
Donald G. PenbertonRepublican
16.0%1,765
Michael GaffneyConservative
4.0%443
11,011 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET