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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 23

New York State Assembly · New York

Gerdi Lipschutz (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Fahie (R) by 60.5 points.

Gerdi LipschutzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%14,721
Thomas FahieRepublican
19.7%3,622
18,343 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+28.61980D+64.71982D+60.91984D+60.51986D+51.31988D+52.11990

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