1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New York Assembly District 49
New York State Assembly · New York
Arnaldo A. Ferraro (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Louis Freda (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arnaldo A. FerraroRepublican · winner
50.9%13,953
Louis FredaDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%13,455
27,408 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