1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Rhoda S. Jacobs (D) won with 94.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Gaffney (Con) by 88.6 points.
Rhoda S. JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.3%8,432
Michael GaffneyConservative
5.7%508
8,940 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