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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 54

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas F. Catapano (D) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Carl M. Forte (R) by 69.6 points.

Thomas F. CatapanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.8%7,518
Carl M. ForteRepublican
15.2%1,345
8,863 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+92.41980D+46.71982D+61.01984D+69.61986D+72.11988D+78.31990

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