1973Final resultsSpecial election
1973 special election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Dearie (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Lalino (R) by 35.8 points.
John C. DearieDemocrat · winner
67.9%5,624
Joseph J. LalinoRepublican
32.1%2,658
8,282 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 1973
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)