1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 31
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph Galiber (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Wilfredo Ayala (R) by 67.1 points.
Joseph GaliberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%23,882
Wilfredo AyalaRepublican
14.1%4,136
Dennis ColemanConservative
4.7%1,393
29,411 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