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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 6

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert C. Wertz (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Garguilo (D) by 39.4 points.

Robert C. WertzRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%20,414
30.3%8,884
29,298 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

EvenR+43.91980R+24.61982R+44.81984R+39.41986R+42.11988R+31.21990

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