1984Final results
1984 election for New York Senate District 56
New York State Senate · New York
Jess J. Present (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Schang (D) by 44.6 points.
Jess J. PresentRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.2%73,481
Robert A. SchangDemocrat
26.6%27,415
Jeffrey P. VogtRight to Life
2.3%2,323
103,219 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