1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Stachowski (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Kennedy (R) by 9.5 points.
William T. StachowskiDemocrat · winner
54.5%53,925
Richard L. KennedyRepublican
44.9%44,469
Donald BushenLibertarian
0.6%622
99,016 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
The candidates
William T. Stachowski (D)Richard L. Kennedy (R)
Also on the ballot: Donald Bushen (Libertarian), 0.6%