1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New York Assembly District 96
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas P. Morahan (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Connor (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas P. MorahanRepublican · winner
50.3%28,095
Robert J. ConnorDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%27,770
55,865 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET