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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 140

New York State Assembly · New York

Robin Schimminger (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating James R. Schroeder (R) by 43.7 points.

Robin SchimmingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%26,859
27.7%10,431
James EnsmingerLibertarian
0.8%316
37,606 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+46.71980D+43.11982D+32.01984D+43.71986D+56.21988D+32.61990

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

The candidates