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1984Final results

1984 election for New York Assembly District 89

New York State Assembly · New York

Henry W. Barnett (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Ruderman (D) by 23.6 points.

Henry W. BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%30,514
37.0%18,649
2.3%1,172
50,335 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+20.41978D+13.61980R+12.51982R+23.61984R+9.21988R+4.51990

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

The candidates