1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Eliot L. Engel (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Helen Presser (R) by 41.4 points.
Eliot L. EngelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%27,163
Helen PresserRepublican
27.3%10,794
John AltmannConservative
4.0%1,590
39,547 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