1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 4
New York State Assembly · New York
Robert J. Gaffney (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Francis X. Burke (D) by 19.6 points.
Robert J. GaffneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%16,028
Francis X. BurkeDemocrat
38.9%10,655
Freddy D. BrodersenConservative
2.7%732
27,415 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
The candidates
Robert J. Gaffney (R)Francis X. Burke (D)
Also on the ballot: Freddy D. Brodersen (Conservative), 2.7%