1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 2
New York State Senate · New York
James J. Lack (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick R. Vecchio (D) by 8.0 points.
James J. LackRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%45,056
Patrick R. VecchioDemocrat
44.7%38,189
John H. EberleRight to Life
2.5%2,104
85,349 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