1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 4
New York State Senate · New York
Owen H. Johnson (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Warren Cross (D) by 32.4 points.
Owen H. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%37,240
Warren CrossDemocrat
32.0%18,485
David A. McLaughlinRight to Life
3.6%2,080
57,805 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