1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 131
New York State Assembly · New York
Gary Proud (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Dennis A. Pilato (R) by 29.2 points.
Gary ProudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%19,936
Dennis A. PilatoRepublican
30.3%10,151
Kevin B. MurrayLibertarian
8.1%2,714
Lawrence SteehlerConservative
2.0%658
33,459 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
The candidates
Gary Proud (D)Dennis A. Pilato (R)Kevin B. Murray (L)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence Steehler (Conservative), 2.0%