1980 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 1980
Alfonse M. D'Amato REP +5.8 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 6,014,914
- Margin
- 5.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in NY
- R+2.7same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonse M. D'Amato Won | REP | 2,272,082 | 37.77% | |
| Alfonse M. D'Amato Won | CRV | 275,100 | 4.57% | |
| Alfonse M. D'Amato Won | RTL | 152,470 | 2.54% | |
| Elizabeth Holtzman | DEM | 2,618,661 | 43.54% | |
| Jacob K. Javits | LBL | 664,544 | 11.05% | |
| Richard Savadel | OTH | 21,465 | 0.36% | |
| William R. Scott | COM | 4,161 | 0.07% | |
| Thomas Soto | OTH | 3,643 | 0.06% | |
| Victor A. Nieto | SWP | 2,715 | 0.05% | |
| Write-in | — | 73 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 6,014,914 | |||
Official source: data
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 New York Senate race?
Alfonse M. D'Amato (REP) won with 37.8% of the vote, ahead of Elizabeth Holtzman (43.5%), a margin of 5.8 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 New York Senate race?
6,014,914 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.