1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for New York Assembly District 91
New York State Assembly · New York
George Pataki (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating William J. Ryan (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George PatakiRepublican · winner
52.9%23,604
William J. RyanDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%20,385
James J. HamiltonRight to Life
1.4%646
44,635 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