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1986 election for New York Assembly District 56

New York State Assembly · New York

Albert Vann (Lib) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Hunter (D) by 31.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Albert VannLibertarian · winner · incumbent
63.6%8,511
32.1%4,301
4.3%572
13,384 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+45.91980D+93.71982D+90.21984D+27.91986D+92.11988D+81.91990

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

The candidates

Albert Vann (L)Robert A. Hunter (D)

Also on the ballot: Adrienne Bramwell (Republican), 4.3%