1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 116
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard S. Ruggiero (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Abend (R) by 25.1 points.
Richard S. RuggieroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%32,585
Richard A. AbendRepublican
37.4%19,506
52,091 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET