1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John M. Perone (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Zachary Greenhill (D) by 19.5 points.
John M. PeroneRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%23,189
Zachary GreenhillDemocrat
39.5%15,512
Deborah M. ElgertRight to Life
1.5%604
39,305 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