1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 61
New York State Assembly · New York
William F. Passannante (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia Carmody (R) by 64.2 points.
William F. PassannanteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%40,437
Patricia CarmodyRepublican
16.6%8,322
Kenneth M. LevyConservative
1.7%846
Trudy RudnickWorking Families
0.8%405
50,010 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
William F. Passannante (D)Patricia Carmody (R)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth M. Levy (Conservative), 1.7%; Trudy Rudnick (Working Families), 0.8%