1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Eliot L. Engel (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Jeffery Jacobson (R) by 62.0 points.
Eliot L. EngelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%25,335
Jeffery JacobsonRepublican
16.2%5,255
Vincent J. OdonnellConservative
5.6%1,817
32,407 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