1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 31
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph Galiber (D) won with 88.6% of the vote, defeating Alton Chase (R) by 79.5 points.
Joseph GaliberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.6%35,549
Alton ChaseRepublican
9.1%3,638
Peter JanosikConservative
2.4%946
40,133 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