Alfonse D’Amato
Last held office: U.S. Senate, New York (1981–1999). Ran in 4 elections between 1980 and 1998, winning 3.
Last office: U.S. Senate, New YorkBorn 1937
- Last margin
- −10.5
- Lost 1998
- Elections
- 4
- 1980–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time D’Amato was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race D’Amato has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means D’Amato won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | U.S. Senate, New York | General | Lost | Charles E. Schumer (D), Corinne E. Kurtz (I), Joel Kovel (G) | 44.1% | D+10.5 | $17.8M | D+32.0 | |
| 1992 | U.S. Senate, New York | General | Won | Robert Abrams (D), Norma Segal (L), Mohammad T. Mehdi (I) | 49% | R+1.3 | $10.2M | D+19.0 | |
| 1986 | U.S. Senate, New York | General | Won | Mark Green (D), John Dyson (I), Frederick D. Newman (I) | 53% | R+14.6 | $11.3M | R+8.0 | |
| 1980 | U.S. Senate, New York | General | Won | Elizabeth Holtzman (D), Jacob K. Javits (I), Richard Savadel (L) | 44.9% | R+1.3 | $1.6M | R+2.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1997–98
- Raised
- $17.8M
- Spent
- $24.2M
- Cash
- $400.9K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1998Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
Seats D’Amato has held
- U.S. Senate, New York · 1981–1999
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who D’Amato has run against
- Charles E. Schumer (D) · 1998 election, lost
- Robert Abrams (D) · 1992 election, won
- Mark Green (D) · 1986 election, won
- Elizabeth Holtzman (D) · 1980 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know D’Amato
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET