1984Final results
1984 election for New York Senate District 47
New York State Senate · New York
James H. Donovan (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond Cooley (D) by 45.4 points.
James H. DonovanRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.7%85,810
Raymond CooleyDemocrat
27.3%32,221
118,031 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