1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 42
New York State Senate · New York
Howard C. Nolan Jr. (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Crummey (R) by 33.9 points.
Howard C. Nolan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%73,349
Peter G. CrummeyRepublican
33.0%36,206
109,555 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