1984Final results
1984 election for New York Senate District 53
New York State Senate · New York
L. Paul Kehoe (R) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Lechner (D) by 52.7 points.
L. Paul KehoeRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.9%87,811
Robert LechnerDemocrat
23.2%26,852
Steven G. BeckerLibertarian
0.9%1,045
115,708 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