1984Final results
1984 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Jacobson (D) by 23.4 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%62,787
Jonathan JacobsonDemocrat
38.3%39,000
101,787 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