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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Senate District 45

New York State Senate · New York

Ronald B. Stafford (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Theodore M. Ruzow (D) by 56.3 points.

Ronald B. StaffordRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%85,919
21.9%24,034
109,953 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+36.91972R+30.51974R+43.51978R+56.31984R+54.31990R+34.31992

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