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County results D'Amato: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Holtzman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits was defeated in the primary by Al D'Amato. D'Amato went on to win a plurality in the general election over Elizabeth Holtzman and Javits, who remained in the race as the candidate of the Liberal Party of New York.