1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 39
New York State Senate · New York
Richard E. Schermerhorn (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Randazzo (D) by 33.9 points.
Richard E. SchermerhornRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%47,150
Richard RandazzoDemocrat
33.0%23,253
70,403 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