1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating James C. Sheehan (R) by 45.7 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%90,801
James C. SheehanRepublican
26.4%33,249
Paul C. MorganConservative
1.5%1,827
125,877 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