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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 105

New York State Assembly · New York

Gail S. Shaffer (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Bernard T. Waldron (R) by 37.9 points.

Gail S. ShafferDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%33,076
31.1%14,908
47,984 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+12.81976R+3.51978D+7.41980D+37.91982D+36.31984D+62.01986

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