RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Richard E. Schermerhorn
Last held office: New York State Senate, District 39 (1982–1988). Ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 9.
- Last margin
- −13.1
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 10
- 1970–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Schermerhorn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New York State Senate, District 37New York State Senate, District 40New York State Senate, District 39
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Schermerhorn has run
Margin: how far Schermerhorn finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New York State Senate, District 39 | General | Lost | E. Arthur Gray (D) | 43.5% | D+13.1 |
| 1986 | New York State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Richard Randazzo (D) | 67% | R+33.9 |
| 1984 | New York State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Jonathan Jacobson (D) | 61.7% | R+23.4 |
| 1982 | New York State Senate, District 39 | General | Won | Jonathan Jacobson (D) | 59.8% | R+19.7 |
| 1980 | New York State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Brian White (D) | 67.4% | R+34.7 |
| 1978 | New York State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | John Thomas McAndrew (D) | 62.5% | R+25.1 |
| 1976 | New York State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | Patrick J. Boyle (D) | 61.3% | R+22.6 |
| 1974 | New York State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | King James Weyant Jr. (D), Paul Atkinson (L) | 64.5% | R+31.5 |
| 1972 | New York State Senate, District 40 | General | Won | B. Sears Hunter (D), Joseph Martorana (I), Donald I. Short (L) | 57.3% | R+17.8 |
| 1970 | New York State Senate, District 37 | General | Won | Paul F. Mundt (D) | 58.1% | R+16.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Schermerhorn has held
- New York State Senate, District 39 · 1982–1988
- New York State Senate, District 40 · 1972–1982
- New York State Senate, District 37 · 1970–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Schermerhorn has run against
- E. Arthur Gray (D) · 1988 election, lost
- Richard Randazzo (D) · 1986 election, won
- Jonathan Jacobson (D) · 1984 election, won
- Brian White (D) · 1980 election, won
- John Thomas McAndrew (D) · 1978 election, won
- Patrick J. Boyle (D) · 1976 election, won
- King James Weyant Jr. (D) · 1974 election, won
- B. Sears Hunter (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive