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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 119

New York State Assembly · New York

William E. Bush (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating E. Clyde Ohl (D) by 26.3 points.

William E. BushRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%25,452
E. Clyde OhlDemocrat
36.9%14,862
40,314 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+41.31980R+9.01982R+26.31984R+26.31986R+16.71988D+3.31990

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