1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 22
New York State Senate · New York
Velmanette Montgomery (D) won with 96.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph Leopoldi (Con) by 92.7 points.
Velmanette MontgomeryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.3%27,895
Joseph LeopoldiConservative
3.7%1,058
28,953 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