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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 77

New York State Assembly · New York

Jose Rivera (D) won with 86.0% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Frances Cruz (R) by 74.7 points.

Jose RiveraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.0%6,828
11.3%896
Michael B. BobrowConservative
2.7%213
7,937 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+86.41980D+62.91982D+70.61984D+74.71986D+87.01992D+88.01994

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

The candidates