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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Senate District 30

New York State Senate · New York

Olga A. Mendez (D) won with 97.4% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Newmark (Con) by 94.8 points.

Olga A. MendezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.4%28,888
Benjamin NewmarkConservative
2.6%768
29,656 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+65.11978D+73.81980D+83.11982D+72.11984D+76.61988D+68.91992

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