1986Final results
1986 election for New York Senate District 61
New York State Senate · New York
John B. Daly (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Paul J. Bene (D) by 48.3 points.
John B. DalyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.1%50,283
Paul J. BeneDemocrat
25.9%17,546
67,829 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