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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 72

New York State Assembly · New York

John Brian Murtaugh (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Julia Maldonado (R) by 55.0 points.

John Brian MurtaughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%18,777
Julia MaldonadoRepublican
21.3%5,250
Frederick HilleConservative
2.4%580
24,607 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+62.91972D+72.41974D+65.71982D+55.01984D+68.51986D+64.01988

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

The candidates

John Brian Murtaugh (D)Julia Maldonado (R)

Also on the ballot: Frederick Hille (Conservative), 2.4%