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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 142

New York State Assembly · New York

John B. Sheffer II (R) won with 93.9% of the vote, defeating Angela A. Cirasa (Lib) by 87.7 points.

John B. Sheffer IIRepublican · winner · incumbent
93.9%22,998
Angela A. CirasaLibertarian
6.1%1,507
24,505 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+25.81978R+1.91980R+26.81982R+42.31984R+11.61988R+28.01990

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