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1982Final results

1982 election for New York Assembly District 139

New York State Assembly · New York

Matthew J. Murphy (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Michael D. Cox (R) by 50.4 points.

Matthew J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%27,445
Michael D. CoxRepublican
24.8%9,041
36,486 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+39.11976D+35.21978D+46.71980D+50.41982D+46.21984R+33.31992

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