1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 57
New York State Senate · New York
William T. Stachowski (D) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Larry R. Vanetten (R) by 54.0 points.
William T. StachowskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.2%60,740
Larry R. VanettenRepublican
22.2%17,697
Robert J. KozmaLibertarian
1.6%1,277
79,714 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
The candidates
William T. Stachowski (D)Larry R. Vanetten (R)
Also on the ballot: Robert J. Kozma (Libertarian), 1.6%