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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Senate District 34

New York State Senate · New York

John D. Calandra (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey R. Korman (D) by 30.7 points.

John D. CalandraRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%46,058
34.0%24,201
Ralph LiporaceLibertarian
1.3%898
71,157 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

EvenR+5.61976R+1.81978R+30.71982R+35.01986R+33.11988R+31.21992

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

The candidates

John D. Calandra (R)Jeffrey R. Korman (D)

Also on the ballot: Ralph Liporace (Libertarian), 1.3%