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
Theodore M. RuzowDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET