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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Senate District 33

New York State Senate · New York

Abraham Bernstein (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating Arlyne Siegel (R) by 70.7 points.

Abraham BernsteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.6%42,052
Arlyne SiegelRepublican
12.9%6,487
Michael E. WaltersConservative
3.6%1,791
50,330 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+72.41974D+71.51976D+75.51982D+70.71986D+65.51988D+75.91990

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

The candidates

Abraham Bernstein (D)Arlyne Siegel (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael E. Walters (Conservative), 3.6%