1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New York Senate District 23
New York State Senate · New York
Christopher J. Mega (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph G. Montalto (D) by 6.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Christopher J. MegaRepublican · winner
53.0%44,472
Joseph G. MontaltoDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%39,400
83,872 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET