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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 120

New York State Assembly · New York

Melvin N. Zimmer (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Fagliarone (R) by 30.0 points.

Melvin N. ZimmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%21,194
34.1%11,274
1.7%566
33,034 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

EvenD+0.61976D+10.71978D+29.11980D+30.01982D+38.71984D+42.21986

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

The candidates