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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 115

New York State Assembly · New York

William R. Sears (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating William B. Goodman (D) by 25.4 points.

William R. SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%21,938
37.3%13,041
34,979 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+40.01976R+38.41980R+33.91982R+25.41986R+39.81988R+9.21990

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