1984Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
Ralph Quattrociocchi (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating William M. Steinfeldt (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ralph QuattrociocchiDemocrat · winner
55.4%64,839
William M. SteinfeldtRepublican · incumbent
44.6%52,142
116,981 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