1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 79
New York State Assembly · New York
George Friedman (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Marie Ignarro (R) by 53.3 points.
George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%10,605
Marie IgnarroRepublican
19.9%2,884
John E. McCarthyConservative
7.0%1,008
14,497 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