1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Perry (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Stanwix (R) by 7.2 points.
John D. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%49,585
John A. StanwixRepublican
45.6%42,793
Nancy A. CoonRight to Life
1.5%1,432
93,810 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