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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Senate District 35

New York State Senate · New York

John E. Flynn (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick R. Sbarra (D) by 35.7 points.

John E. FlynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%76,825
31.1%35,776
Adelaide DonohueRight to Life
2.1%2,369
114,970 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

EvenR+25.21976R+37.11978R+23.51982R+35.71984R+4.51986R+14.51988

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

The candidates

John E. Flynn (R)Patrick R. Sbarra (D)

Also on the ballot: Adelaide Donohue (Right to Life), 2.1%