1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 54
New York State Senate · New York
John D. Perry (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Benjamin H. Richardson (R) by 35.3 points.
John D. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%54,069
Benjamin H. RichardsonRepublican
32.3%25,846
79,915 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