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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 26

New York State Assembly · New York

Morton C. Hillman (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Philip Ragusa (R) by 35.0 points.

Morton C. HillmanDemocrat · winner
66.0%13,684
Philip RagusaRepublican
31.0%6,430
3.0%626
20,740 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+43.31980D+54.91982D+29.31984D+35.01986D+38.71990R+4.01992

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

The candidates

Morton C. Hillman (D)Philip Ragusa (R)

Also on the ballot: Steven R. Pezenik (Libertarian), 3.0%