1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Duro (D) by 27.0 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%53,731
Thomas C. DuroDemocrat
35.7%30,595
Diane L. GoodmanRight to Life
1.7%1,459
85,785 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