1984Final results
1984 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Perry (D) won re-election with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Dorothy B. Wadsworth (R) by 15.2 points.
John D. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%66,527
Dorothy B. WadsworthRepublican
42.4%48,935
115,462 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)