1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 11
New York State Senate · New York
Frank Padavan (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Schwartz (D) by 26.8 points.
Frank PadavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%38,074
Robert SchwartzDemocrat
36.6%21,974
60,048 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET