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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 61

New York State Assembly · New York

William F. Passannante (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Ivory Greene (R) by 68.8 points.

William F. PassannanteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%22,532
14.9%4,000
Kenneth M. LevyConservative
1.4%388
26,920 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+17.61980D+72.51982D+64.21984D+68.81986D+63.81988D+57.41990

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

The candidates