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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Senate District 27

New York State Senate · New York

Manfred Ohrenstein (D) won with 83.5% of the vote, defeating Ted K. Hechtman (R) by 69.0 points.

Manfred OhrensteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.5%52,667
Ted K. HechtmanRepublican
14.5%9,164
Nancy J. DzupinConservative
1.9%1,209
63,040 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+66.11976D+64.41978D+65.61980D+69.01982D+60.51984D+69.11986

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

The candidates

Manfred Ohrenstein (D)Ted K. Hechtman (R)

Also on the ballot: Nancy J. Dzupin (Conservative), 1.9%