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1980 New York U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 1980 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Alfonse M. D'Amato won the 1980 New York U.S. Senate Election. Alfonse M. D'Amato received 2,699,652 popular votes (44.87%). The main challenger was Elizabeth Holtzman (43.54%).

See the full head-to-head between D'Amato and Holtzman

D'Amato +1.3 pts · won by 80,991 votes
Alfonse M. D'AmatoRepublicanWINNER44.87%
2,699,652 votes
Elizabeth HoltzmanDemocratic43.54%
2,618,661 votes
Jacob K. JavitsLiberal11.05%
664,544 votes
Richard SavadelFree Libertarian0.36%
21,465 votes
William R. ScottCommunist0.07%
4,161 votes
Thomas SotoWorkers World0.06%
3,643 votes
Victor A. NietoSocialist Workers0.05%
2,715 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.