1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
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
Laetitia D. BradleyDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Robert J. Gaffney (R)Laetitia D. Bradley (D)
Also on the ballot: Elliott M. Klein (Libertarian), 1.1%