1968Final results
1968 election for New York Assembly District 87
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas J. McInerney (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Peter Chema (R) by 7.6 points.
Thomas J. McInerneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%24,522
Peter ChemaRepublican
43.6%20,897
Milton C. SchwartzConservative
5.3%2,561
47,980 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET