1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 64
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard N. Gottfried (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Claire A. Peterson (R) by 50.3 points.
Richard N. GottfriedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%17,517
Claire A. PetersonRepublican
24.0%5,658
Byron Paul BalesConservative
1.8%418
23,593 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
Richard N. Gottfried (D)Claire A. Peterson (R)
Also on the ballot: Byron Paul Bales (Conservative), 1.8%