1986Final results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Eliot L. Engel (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Eveline Ferrara (R) by 50.0 points.
Eliot L. EngelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%17,927
Eveline FerraraRepublican
23.0%5,649
Oliver CivettaConservative
3.9%968
24,544 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