1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 51
New York State Senate · New York
Warren M. Anderson (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Eugene W. Burns (D) by 38.2 points.
Warren M. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.1%59,168
Eugene W. BurnsDemocrat
30.9%26,442
85,610 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