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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Senate District 22

New York State Senate · New York

Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 88.2% of the vote, defeating A. Brinmore Britton (R) by 78.2 points.

Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner
88.2%52,226
10.0%5,906
Joseph LeopoldiConservative
1.8%1,067
59,199 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+44.81978D+37.91980D+75.21982D+78.21984D+85.41988D+84.71990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates