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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 81

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert Abrams (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating Frances L. Colleton (R) by 64.4 points.

Robert AbramsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.2%16,052
17.8%3,478
19,530 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+64.31970D+59.71972D+75.51974D+61.21976D+62.51978D+64.21980

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET