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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Senate District 4

New York State Senate · New York

Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Edward R. Young (D) by 35.2 points.

Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%64,799
32.4%31,054
95,853 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+17.21978R+29.41980R+15.61982R+35.21984R+32.41986R+36.51988

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