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1984 election for New York Assembly District 4

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert J. Gaffney (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Laetitia D. Bradley (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Robert J. GaffneyRepublican · winner
54.1%23,609
44.8%19,567
Elliott M. KleinLibertarian
1.1%490
43,666 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

EvenR+28.01978R+38.81980D+15.01982R+9.31984R+19.61986R+21.71988

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

The candidates