1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 43
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph L. Bruno (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Provost (D) by 37.8 points.
Joseph L. BrunoRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%66,806
Mary L. ProvostDemocrat
31.1%30,152
96,958 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