1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 59
New York State Senate · New York
Dale M. Volker (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Tokasz (D) by 40.5 points.
Dale M. VolkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%64,266
Paul A. TokaszDemocrat
29.8%27,219
91,485 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