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1982 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 4 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Daniel Patrick Moynihan won the 1982 New York U.S. Senate Election. Daniel Patrick Moynihan received 3,232,146 popular votes (65.06%). The main challenger was Florence M. Sullivan (34.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Moynihan and Sullivan

Moynihan +30.9 pts · won by 1,535,380 votes
Daniel Patrick MoynihanLiberalWINNER65.06%
3,232,146 votes
Florence M. SullivanRepublican34.16%
1,696,766 votes
James J. McKeownFree Libertarian0.47%
23,379 votes
Steven WattenmakerSocialist Workers0.31%
15,206 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.