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1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for New York (Class 3)


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County Turnout Al D'Amato
(R,C,RTL)		 Liz Holtzman
(D)		 Jacob Javits*
(Liberal)		 Richard Savadel
(Free Libertarian)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Albany64%47,15033.8%72,22151.8%19,25313.8%6140.4%1630.1%-25,071 139,401
Allegany46%10,55362.2%4,51726.6%1,78510.5%740.4%390.2%6,036 16,968
Bronx32%76,60229.2%158,54360.4%25,9159.9%4060.2%8190.3%-81,941 262,285
Broome54%44,26651.5%33,64739.1%7,6108.9%3290.4%950.1%10,619 85,947
Cattaraugus52%18,07157.7%9,55930.5%3,40210.9%1980.6%730.2%8,512 31,303
Cayuga56%19,08860.2%9,32329.4%3,0419.6%1940.6%590.2%9,765 31,705
Chautauqua53%30,75654.1%19,06933.6%6,62711.7%2650.5%920.2%11,687 56,809
Chemung51%20,03056.1%12,96336.3%2,5697.2%930.3%500.1%7,067 35,705
Chenango56%11,33059.8%5,48729.0%1,97310.4%1080.6%540.3%5,843 18,952
Clinton44%15,58461.7%7,19928.5%2,2889.1%860.3%990.4%8,385 25,256
Columbia59%13,22651.9%8,98835.3%3,09312.1%1120.4%540.2%4,238 25,473
Cortland50%10,26458.7%5,31330.4%1,7219.8%1470.8%350.2%4,951 17,480
Delaware54%10,48157.0%5,68230.9%2,09711.4%820.4%510.3%4,799 18,393
Dutchess51%46,61851.6%33,72537.3%9,42410.4%4300.5%1630.2%12,893 90,360
Erie54%207,29251.0%144,20735.5%52,95613.0%1,0490.3%6320.2%63,085 406,136
Essex62%10,00863.3%3,97125.1%1,68610.7%900.6%480.3%6,037 15,803
Franklin48%8,72257.7%4,42229.3%1,85112.3%600.4%540.4%4,300 15,109
Fulton53%10,97052.9%7,14634.4%2,50912.1%830.4%370.2%3,824 20,745
Genesee57%13,83158.5%7,04629.8%2,62211.1%1110.5%380.2%6,785 23,648
Greene64%11,07658.2%6,04331.7%1,8119.5%830.4%310.2%5,033 19,044
Hamilton83%1,95563.7%74424.2%35511.6%110.4%50.2%1,211 3,070
Herkimer54%15,58360.3%7,75230.0%2,3189.0%1350.5%620.2%7,831 25,850
Jefferson50%15,65250.8%9,03829.3%5,93319.2%1360.4%720.2%6,614 30,831
Kings31%153,86530.6%295,40658.7%51,89610.3%6850.1%1,1130.2%-141,541 502,965
Lewis54%5,36659.1%2,36526.1%1,26013.9%620.7%250.3%3,001 9,078
Livingston53%12,41757.3%6,72131.0%2,32710.7%1560.7%410.2%5,696 21,662
Madison50%13,20357.3%7,16631.1%2,38010.3%2191.0%550.2%6,037 23,023
Monroe58%143,04848.5%114,30138.7%34,83211.8%2,1440.7%7260.2%28,747 295,051
Montgomery58%11,70450.7%8,80438.1%2,41610.5%930.4%610.3%2,900 23,078
Nassau60%295,13549.7%242,58140.9%53,3589.0%2,0010.3%4240.1%52,554 593,499
New York36%65,68515.3%296,81569.3%63,21714.8%1,0030.2%1,3280.3%-231,130 428,048
Niagara51%43,03051.6%28,91334.7%11,14213.4%2410.3%910.1%14,117 83,417
Oneida55%57,54957.3%33,82133.7%8,5008.5%3760.4%1590.2%23,728 100,405
Onondaga56%102,53954.4%62,76933.3%21,86211.6%9680.5%3060.2%39,770 188,444
Ontario54%17,89152.5%11,92035.0%4,01111.8%2120.6%700.2%5,971 34,104
Orange49%46,06952.3%32,58037.0%8,91510.1%3630.4%1390.2%13,489 88,066
Orleans52%8,11458.0%4,29330.7%1,50610.8%500.4%250.2%3,821 13,988
Oswego51%23,34358.7%11,08027.9%4,91712.4%2900.7%1070.3%12,263 39,737
Otsego52%12,57654.5%7,34431.8%2,94912.8%1480.6%530.2%5,232 23,070
Putnam59%17,91457.5%10,08632.4%3,0249.7%1070.3%360.1%7,828 31,167
Queens38%211,25538.5%277,46950.5%58,65110.7%8330.2%7280.1%-66,214 548,936
Rensselaer61%31,77747.5%25,59238.2%9,13013.6%3120.5%1260.2%6,185 66,937
Richmond43%61,55156.7%37,55534.6%9,0528.3%2210.2%940.1%23,996 108,473
Rockland58%46,18244.8%44,23642.9%12,18211.8%4200.4%1480.1%1,946 103,168
Saratoga59%32,46451.7%21,48434.2%8,40713.4%3480.6%960.2%10,980 62,799
Schenectady61%31,19445.6%27,68440.4%9,11713.3%3580.5%1240.2%3,510 68,477
Schoharie55%6,55154.6%3,88132.4%1,46912.2%580.5%350.3%2,670 11,994
Schuyler55%4,01459.5%2,17232.2%5157.6%290.4%140.2%1,842 6,744
Seneca54%7,55758.0%4,02030.8%1,34310.3%780.6%410.3%3,537 13,039
St. Lawrence45%19,17052.1%11,41031.0%5,95216.2%1560.4%1170.3%7,760 36,805
Steuben52%22,77462.7%10,60529.2%2,7607.6%1320.4%550.2%12,169 36,326
Suffolk51%240,09354.1%164,59837.1%37,3028.4%1,6090.4%5540.1%75,495 444,156
Sullivan55%12,33846.5%11,21642.3%2,80110.6%1130.4%580.2%1,122 26,526
Tioga55%10,55257.2%6,02432.6%1,7379.4%930.5%510.3%4,528 18,457
Tompkins42%11,89441.5%13,54847.3%2,96910.4%1700.6%460.2%-1,654 28,627
Ulster56%33,21351.0%25,68539.4%5,8238.9%2680.4%1640.3%7,528 65,153
Warren55%11,77255.5%6,13528.9%3,15614.9%920.4%410.2%5,637 21,196
Washington56%11,81156.1%6,34730.1%2,73313.0%1130.5%480.2%5,464 21,052
Wayne54%18,10557.9%9,48830.3%3,33010.6%2710.9%740.2%8,617 31,268
Westchester55%163,34245.7%149,78541.9%42,32011.8%1,6470.5%3570.1%13,557 357,451
Wyoming51%8,82462.4%3,67526.0%1,54610.9%780.6%200.1%5,149 14,143
Yates53%4,66357.5%2,48230.6%89811.1%520.6%170.2%2,181 8,112
TOTAL 47% 2,699,65244.9% 2,618,66143.5% 664,54411.0% 21,4650.4% 10,5920.2% 80,991 6,014,914
Total R vote: 2,699,652 (44.9%)      Total D vote: 2,618,661 (43.5%)      Total Other vote: 696,601 (11.6%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,555,926 $2,003,548 $1,283,959 $1,355
Total Receipts: $1,554,064 $1,869,183 $1,544,222 $1,400
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NY/1980


Other candidates included: William Scott (Communist), 4,161 votes ; Thomas Soto (Workers World), 3,643 votes ; Victor Nieto (Socialist Workers), 2,715 votes



1980 Senate class 3, Albany County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 47,150 33.8%
Liz Holtzman (D) 72,221 51.8%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 19,253 13.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 614 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 57 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 45 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 60 0.0%
TOTAL 139,401
Turnout: 64%


1980 Senate class 3, Allegany County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,553 62.2%
Liz Holtzman (D) 4,517 26.6%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,785 10.5%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 74 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 21 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 10 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 16,968
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Bronx County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 76,602 29.2%
Liz Holtzman (D) 158,543 60.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 25,915 9.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 406 0.2%
William Scott (Comm) 219 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 327 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 273 0.1%
TOTAL 262,285
Turnout: 32%


1980 Senate class 3, Broome County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 44,266 51.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 33,647 39.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 7,610 8.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 329 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 38 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 41 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 12 0.0%
TOTAL 85,947
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Cattaraugus County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 18,071 57.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 9,559 30.5%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,402 10.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 198 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 44 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 10 0.0%
TOTAL 31,303
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Cayuga County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 19,088 60.2%
Liz Holtzman (D) 9,323 29.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,041 9.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 194 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 26 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 14 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 31,705
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Chautauqua County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 30,756 54.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 19,069 33.6%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 6,627 11.7%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 265 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 38 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 32 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 21 0.0%
TOTAL 56,809
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Chemung County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 20,030 56.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 12,963 36.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,569 7.2%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 93 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 22 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 10 0.0%
TOTAL 35,705
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Chenango County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,330 59.8%
Liz Holtzman (D) 5,487 29.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,973 10.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 108 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 25 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 15 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 18,952
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Clinton County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 15,584 61.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,199 28.5%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,288 9.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 86 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 40 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 38 0.2%
Victor Nieto (SW) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 25,256
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 13,226 51.9%
Liz Holtzman (D) 8,988 35.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,093 12.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 112 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 23 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 19 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 12 0.0%
TOTAL 25,473
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Cortland County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,264 58.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 5,313 30.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,721 9.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 147 0.8%
William Scott (Comm) 14 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 9 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 17,480
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Delaware County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,481 57.0%
Liz Holtzman (D) 5,682 30.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,097 11.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 82 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 24 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 18,393
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Dutchess County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 46,618 51.6%
Liz Holtzman (D) 33,725 37.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 9,424 10.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 430 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 63 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 62 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 32 0.0%
TOTAL 90,360
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Erie County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 207,292 51.0%
Liz Holtzman (D) 144,207 35.5%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 52,956 13.0%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 1,049 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 267 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 248 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 117 0.0%
TOTAL 406,136
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,008 63.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 3,971 25.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,686 10.7%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 90 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 25 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 14 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 15,803
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 8,722 57.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 4,422 29.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,851 12.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 60 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 21 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 21 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 15,109
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Fulton County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,970 52.9%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,146 34.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,509 12.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 83 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 15 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 11 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 20,745
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Genesee County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 13,831 58.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,046 29.8%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,622 11.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 111 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 23 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 7 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 23,648
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,076 58.2%
Liz Holtzman (D) 6,043 31.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,811 9.5%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 83 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 19 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 7 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 5 0.0%
TOTAL 19,044
Turnout: 64%


1980 Senate class 3, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 1,955 63.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 744 24.2%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 355 11.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 11 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 4 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,070
Turnout: 83%


1980 Senate class 3, Herkimer County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 15,583 60.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,752 30.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,318 9.0%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 135 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 20 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 24 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 15 0.1%
TOTAL 25,850
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 15,652 50.8%
Liz Holtzman (D) 9,038 29.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 5,933 19.2%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 136 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 23 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 20 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 27 0.1%
TOTAL 30,831
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 153,865 30.6%
Liz Holtzman (D) 295,406 58.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 51,896 10.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 685 0.1%
William Scott (Comm) 350 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 409 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 351 0.1%
TOTAL 502,965
Turnout: 31%


1980 Senate class 3, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 5,366 59.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 2,365 26.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,260 13.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 62 0.7%
William Scott (Comm) 16 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 5 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 9,078
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Livingston County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 12,417 57.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 6,721 31.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,327 10.7%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 156 0.7%
William Scott (Comm) 23 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 10 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 21,662
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 13,203 57.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,166 31.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,380 10.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 219 1.0%
William Scott (Comm) 28 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 19 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 23,023
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 143,048 48.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 114,301 38.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 34,832 11.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 2,144 0.7%
William Scott (Comm) 294 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 264 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 162 0.1%
TOTAL 295,051
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,704 50.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 8,804 38.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,416 10.5%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 93 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 27 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 23,078
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Nassau County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 295,135 49.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 242,581 40.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 53,358 9.0%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 2,001 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 162 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 144 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 112 0.0%
TOTAL 593,499
Turnout: 60%


1980 Senate class 3, New York County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 65,685 15.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 296,815 69.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 63,217 14.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 1,003 0.2%
William Scott (Comm) 514 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 450 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 364 0.1%
TOTAL 428,048
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Niagara County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 43,030 51.6%
Liz Holtzman (D) 28,913 34.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 11,142 13.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 241 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 38 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 31 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 22 0.0%
TOTAL 83,417
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Oneida County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 57,549 57.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 33,821 33.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 8,500 8.5%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 376 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 73 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 46 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 40 0.0%
TOTAL 100,405
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Onondaga County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 102,539 54.4%
Liz Holtzman (D) 62,769 33.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 21,862 11.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 968 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 137 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 85 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 82 0.0%
TOTAL 188,444
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Ontario County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 17,891 52.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 11,920 35.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 4,011 11.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 212 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 31 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 34,104
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 46,069 52.3%
Liz Holtzman (D) 32,580 37.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 8,915 10.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 363 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 62 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 39 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 38 0.0%
TOTAL 88,066
Turnout: 49%


1980 Senate class 3, Orleans County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 8,114 58.0%
Liz Holtzman (D) 4,293 30.7%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,506 10.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 50 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 14 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 7 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 4 0.0%
TOTAL 13,988
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Oswego County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 23,343 58.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 11,080 27.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 4,917 12.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 290 0.7%
William Scott (Comm) 59 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 18 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 30 0.1%
TOTAL 39,737
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Otsego County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 12,576 54.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 7,344 31.8%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,949 12.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 148 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 20 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 15 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 17 0.1%
TOTAL 23,070
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 17,914 57.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 10,086 32.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,024 9.7%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 107 0.3%
William Scott (Comm) 14 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 11 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 10 0.0%
TOTAL 31,167
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Queens County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 211,255 38.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 277,469 50.5%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 58,651 10.7%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 833 0.2%
William Scott (Comm) 228 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 286 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 214 0.0%
TOTAL 548,936
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Rensselaer County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 31,777 47.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 25,592 38.2%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 9,130 13.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 312 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 49 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 50 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 27 0.0%
TOTAL 66,937
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Richmond County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 61,551 56.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 37,555 34.6%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 9,052 8.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 221 0.2%
William Scott (Comm) 20 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 46 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 28 0.0%
TOTAL 108,473
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Rockland County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 46,182 44.8%
Liz Holtzman (D) 44,236 42.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 12,182 11.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 420 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 76 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 43 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 29 0.0%
TOTAL 103,168
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Saratoga County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 32,464 51.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 21,484 34.2%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 8,407 13.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 348 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 42 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 39 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 15 0.0%
TOTAL 62,799
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Schenectady County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 31,194 45.6%
Liz Holtzman (D) 27,684 40.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 9,117 13.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 358 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 47 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 37 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 40 0.1%
TOTAL 68,477
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Schoharie County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 6,551 54.6%
Liz Holtzman (D) 3,881 32.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,469 12.2%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 58 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 15 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 14 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 11,994
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Schuyler County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 4,014 59.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 2,172 32.2%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 515 7.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 29 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 9 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 3 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 6,744
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Seneca County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 7,557 58.0%
Liz Holtzman (D) 4,020 30.8%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,343 10.3%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 78 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 24 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 9 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 13,039
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, St. Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 19,170 52.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 11,410 31.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 5,952 16.2%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 156 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 57 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 31 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 25 0.1%
TOTAL 36,805
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Steuben County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 22,774 62.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 10,605 29.2%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,760 7.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 132 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 30 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 16 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 9 0.0%
TOTAL 36,326
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Suffolk County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 240,093 54.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 164,598 37.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 37,302 8.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 1,609 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 210 0.0%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 223 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 110 0.0%
TOTAL 444,156
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 12,338 46.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 11,216 42.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,801 10.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 113 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 30 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 11 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 17 0.1%
TOTAL 26,526
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Tioga County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 10,552 57.2%
Liz Holtzman (D) 6,024 32.6%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,737 9.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 93 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 31 0.2%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 11 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 18,457
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Tompkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,894 41.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 13,548 47.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,969 10.4%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 170 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 18 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 9 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 19 0.1%
TOTAL 28,627
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Ulster County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 33,213 51.0%
Liz Holtzman (D) 25,685 39.4%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 5,823 8.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 268 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 66 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 64 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 31 0.0%
TOTAL 65,153
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,772 55.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 6,135 28.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,156 14.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 92 0.4%
William Scott (Comm) 15 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 11 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 21,196
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 11,811 56.1%
Liz Holtzman (D) 6,347 30.1%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 2,733 13.0%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 113 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 27 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 15 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 6 0.0%
TOTAL 21,052
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 18,105 57.9%
Liz Holtzman (D) 9,488 30.3%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 3,330 10.6%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 271 0.9%
William Scott (Comm) 32 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 22 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 20 0.1%
TOTAL 31,268
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Westchester County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 163,342 45.7%
Liz Holtzman (D) 149,785 41.9%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 42,320 11.8%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 1,647 0.5%
William Scott (Comm) 187 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 83 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 85 0.0%
TOTAL 357,451
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Wyoming County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 8,824 62.4%
Liz Holtzman (D) 3,675 26.0%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 1,546 10.9%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 78 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 8 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 7 0.0%
Victor Nieto (SW) 5 0.0%
TOTAL 14,143
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Yates County
CandidateVotesPct
Al D'Amato (R) 4,663 57.5%
Liz Holtzman (D) 2,482 30.6%
Jacob Javits* (Lib) 898 11.1%
Richard Savadel (Free Libertarian) 52 0.6%
William Scott (Comm) 7 0.1%
Thomas Soto (Workers World) 5 0.1%
Victor Nieto (SW) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 8,112
Turnout: 53%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Al D'Amato
Total Disbursements: $1,555,926
Total Receipts: $1,554,064
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Liz Holtzman
Total Disbursements: $2,003,548
Total Receipts: $1,869,183
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Jacob Javits*
Total Disbursements: $1,283,959
Total Receipts: $1,544,222
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NY/1980

Richard Savadel
Total Disbursements: $1,355
Total Receipts: $1,400
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Al D'Amato 323,468 55.7% $1,555,926
2   Jacob Javits* 257,433 44.3% $1,283,959
TOTAL VOTES 580,901    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Liz Holtzman 378,567 40.7% $2,003,548
2   Bess Myerson 292,767 31.5% $1,206,774
3   John Lindsay 146,815 15.8% $217,887
4   John Santucci 111,129 12.0% $75,406
TOTAL VOTES 929,278