1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 11
New York State Senate · New York
Frank Padavan (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Nicholas G. Garaufis (D) by 24.6 points.
Frank PadavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%50,627
Nicholas G. GaraufisDemocrat
37.7%30,612
81,239 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