1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 116
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard S. Ruggiero (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Howard C. Welch (R) by 28.5 points.
Richard S. RuggieroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%29,488
Howard C. WelchRepublican
35.8%16,423
45,911 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET