1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Dearie (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Orlando Oliva (R) by 64.2 points.
John C. DearieDemocrat · winner
76.8%18,874
Orlando OlivaRepublican
12.6%3,093
John P. DelleraConservative
6.2%1,532
Lee AllenLibertarian
4.4%1,076
24,575 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John C. Dearie (D)Orlando Oliva (R)John P. Dellera (C)
Also on the ballot: Lee Allen (Libertarian), 4.4%