1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 55
New York State Senate · New York
Ralph Quattrociocchi (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Riley (R) by 8.6 points.
Ralph QuattrociocchiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%48,815
Donald J. RileyRepublican
45.7%41,052
89,867 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