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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 136

New York State Assembly · New York

James L. Emery (R) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Robert V. Kennedy (Oth) by 60.4 points.

James L. EmeryRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.2%32,070
19.8%7,918
39,988 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenR+27.51976R+24.61982R+25.51986R+20.01992R+4.92000D+32.82022

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