1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 26
New York State Senate · New York
Roy A. Goodman (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Mathew J. Shebar (D) by 44.2 points.
Roy A. GoodmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%46,667
Mathew J. ShebarDemocrat
27.9%18,061
64,728 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