1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Jacobson (D) by 19.7 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%49,087
Jonathan JacobsonDemocrat
40.2%32,956
82,043 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