1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 72
New York State Assembly · New York
John Brian Murtaugh (D) won with 84.2% of the vote, defeating Julia Maldonado (R) by 68.5 points.
John Brian MurtaughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.2%12,111
Julia MaldonadoRepublican
15.8%2,265
14,376 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET