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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 75

New York State Assembly · New York

John C. Dearie (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Garofolo (R) by 34.9 points.

John C. DearieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%22,462
Frank GarofoloRepublican
30.5%10,477
4.1%1,417
34,356 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+84.61978D+88.51980D+14.41982D+34.91984D+58.01986D+49.51988

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

The candidates

John C. Dearie (D)Frank Garofolo (R)

Also on the ballot: Margaret C. McKeegan (Conservative), 4.1%