1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 131
New York State Assembly · New York
Gary Proud (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Steehler (Con) by 91.4 points.
Gary ProudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.7%26,765
Lawrence SteehlerConservative
4.3%1,205
27,970 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET