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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 93.5% of the vote, defeating Kathryn Williams (R) by 87.8 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.5%19,744
5.6%1,189
Marilyn FeuersteinConservative
0.9%194
21,127 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+89.41976D+89.11978D+92.51980D+87.81984D+92.31988D+93.81990

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

The candidates

Edward Griffith (D)Kathryn Williams (R)

Also on the ballot: Marilyn Feuerstein (Conservative), 0.9%