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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Senate District 21

New York State Senate · New York

Martin Markowitz (D) won with 90.8% of the vote, defeating Donella Jackson (R) by 81.5 points.

Martin MarkowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.8%20,078
Donella JacksonRepublican
9.2%2,041
22,119 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

EvenR+18.11980D+75.41982D+76.71984D+81.51986D+73.81988D+38.41994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET