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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Senate District 30

New York State Senate · New York

Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Clemons (R) by 83.1 points.

Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.0%36,154
Robert ClemonsRepublican
7.9%3,128
Benjamin NewmarkConservative
1.2%465
39,747 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+79.11976D+65.11978D+73.81980D+83.11982D+72.11984D+76.61988

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

The candidates

Olga A. Mendez (D)Robert Clemons (R)

Also on the ballot: Benjamin Newmark (Conservative), 1.2%