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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Senate District 27

New York State Senate · New York

Manfred Ohrenstein (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Thompson (R) by 69.1 points.

Manfred OhrensteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%44,296
14.6%7,718
Timothy MitchellConservative
1.7%911
52,925 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

EvenD+65.61980D+69.01982D+60.51984D+69.11986D+55.81988D+61.01990

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

The candidates