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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 63

New York State Assembly · New York

Steven Sanders (D) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Stuart Wershub (R) by 59.5 points.

Steven SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.4%20,300
Stuart WershubRepublican
18.9%4,890
Mary Ann DeirConservative
2.7%692
25,882 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+75.01980D+53.61982D+50.21984D+59.51986D+54.91988D+55.31990

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

The candidates

Steven Sanders (D)Stuart Wershub (R)

Also on the ballot: Mary Ann Deir (Conservative), 2.7%