1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
William M. Steinfeldt (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Christopher Lindley (D) by 14.2 points.
William M. SteinfeldtRepublican · winner
50.4%46,093
Christopher LindleyDemocrat
36.2%33,119
Charles A. SchianoConservative
13.3%12,190
91,402 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