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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 5

New York State Assembly · New York

Paul E. Harenberg (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Jane M. Mueller (R) by 21.1 points.

Paul E. HarenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%21,287
Jane M. MuellerRepublican
37.4%13,619
Arthur L. ComstockConservative
4.1%1,497
36,403 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+7.81978D+16.81980D+26.91982D+21.11984D+37.51986D+26.21988

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

The candidates