1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Dearie (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Orlando Oliva (R) by 69.4 points.
John C. DearieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%23,706
Orlando OlivaRepublican
12.2%3,541
William NewmarkConservative
3.2%916
Luis PachecoLibertarian
3.0%886
29,049 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 1976
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)
Also on the ballot: William Newmark (Conservative), 3.2%; Luis Pacheco (Libertarian), 3.0%