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1986 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 5 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Alfonse M. D'Amato won the 1986 New York U.S. Senate Election. Alfonse M. D'Amato received 2,378,197 popular votes (53.03%). The main challenger was Mark Green (38.42%).

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

D'Amato +14.6 pts · won by 654,981 votes
Alfonse M. D'AmatoRight To LifeWINNER53.03%
2,378,197 votes
Mark GreenDemocratic38.42%
1,723,216 votes
John DysonLiberal1.34%
60,099 votes
Frederick D. NewmanNew Alliance0.24%
10,559 votes
Micharl ShurSocialist Workers0.16%
7,376 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.