1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 50
New York State Senate · New York
Lloyd S. Riford Jr. (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Shay (D) by 22.1 points.
Lloyd S. Riford Jr.Republican · winner
61.0%53,557
Richard J. ShayDemocrat
39.0%34,199
87,756 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