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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 124

New York State Assembly · New York

James Tallon Jr. (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Kark (R) by 46.3 points.

James Tallon Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%24,798
Charles C. KarkRepublican
26.8%9,102
33,900 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

EvenD+31.91980D+31.81982D+30.71984D+46.31986D+14.81990D+46.31992

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