1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New York Assembly District 49
New York State Assembly · New York
Peter J. Abbate Jr. (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Arnaldo A. Ferraro (R) by 15.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Peter J. Abbate Jr.Democrat · winner
57.6%9,923
Arnaldo A. FerraroRepublican · incumbent
42.4%7,299
17,222 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