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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Senate District 34

New York State Senate · New York

Guy J. Velella (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Alice A. Kerins (D) by 35.0 points.

Guy J. VelellaRepublican · winner
67.5%36,525
32.5%17,591
54,116 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

EvenR+5.61976R+1.81978R+30.71982R+35.01986R+33.11988R+31.21992

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