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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for New York Assembly District 96

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert J. Connor (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Harold K. Grune (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robert J. ConnorDemocrat · winner
50.2%20,730
Harold K. GruneRepublican · incumbent
49.8%20,589
41,319 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

EvenR+8.71972D+0.31974D+6.61976D+15.81978R+0.61980D+10.31982

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