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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Senate District 20

New York State Senate · New York

Thomas J. Bartosewicz (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Armando Demarino (R) by 69.7 points.

Thomas J. BartosewiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%18,280
11.0%2,500
Tito VelezLibertarian
4.6%1,045
Thomas M. LongConservative
3.6%813
22,638 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

EvenD+59.71976D+65.41978D+52.71980D+69.71982D+64.21984D+74.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Thomas J. Bartosewicz (D)Armando Demarino (R)

Also on the ballot: Tito Velez (Libertarian), 4.6%; Thomas M. Long (Conservative), 3.6%