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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 142

New York State Assembly · New York

John B. Sheffer II (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating William B. Eves (D) by 42.3 points.

John B. Sheffer IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%36,697
28.9%14,885
51,582 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

EvenD+25.81978R+1.91980R+26.81982R+42.31984R+11.61988R+28.01990

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