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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 46

New York State Assembly · New York

Howard L. Lasher (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Max Brudner (R) by 61.3 points.

Howard L. LasherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%16,975
Max BrudnerRepublican
17.5%3,778
David E. WaterburyConservative
3.7%793
21,546 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+59.71980D+51.31982D+35.41984D+61.31986D+38.41988D+40.01992

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

The candidates

Howard L. Lasher (D)Max Brudner (R)

Also on the ballot: David E. Waterbury (Conservative), 3.7%