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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 55

New York State Assembly · New York

William F. Boyland (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating Garfield Bobo (R) by 91.3 points.

William F. BoylandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.7%9,755
Garfield BoboRepublican
4.3%443
10,198 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+84.21976D+92.41982D+89.61984D+91.31986D+92.01990D+87.51992

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