1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 12
New York State Senate · New York
Gary L. Ackerman (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Jack M. Weinstein (R) by 59.7 points.
Gary L. AckermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%54,454
Jack M. WeinsteinRepublican
20.2%13,761
68,215 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