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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 74

New York State Assembly · New York

Hector L. Diaz (D) won with 80.5% of the vote, defeating James Hicks (R) by 67.3 points.

Hector L. DiazDemocrat · winner
80.5%19,166
James HicksRepublican
13.2%3,146
Gearin WilkinsonLibertarian
4.1%975
Danny CorreaConservative
2.2%523
23,810 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+79.21978D+85.71980D+65.91982D+67.31984D+83.71986D+78.41988

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

The candidates

Hector L. Diaz (D)James Hicks (R)

Also on the ballot: Gearin Wilkinson (Libertarian), 4.1%; Danny Correa (Conservative), 2.2%