1982Final results
1982 election for New York Senate District 9
New York State Senate · New York
Carol Berman (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dean G. Skelos (R) by 5.7 points.
Carol BermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%55,777
Dean G. SkelosRepublican
46.0%49,632
Matthew T. DoyleRight to Life
2.4%2,542
107,951 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