1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 17
New York State Senate · New York
Howard Babbush (D) won with 96.8% of the vote, defeating Abram S. Feuerstein (Con) by 93.6 points.
Howard BabbushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.8%24,733
Abram S. FeuersteinConservative
3.2%820
25,553 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