1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 87
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas J. McInerney (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Cola (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas J. McInerneyDemocrat · winner
52.8%21,172
Charles A. ColaRepublican
47.2%18,927
40,099 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