1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
Terrence M. Zaleski (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Rauso (R) by 12.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Terrence M. ZaleskiDemocrat · winner
53.7%13,717
Joseph A. RausoRepublican
41.2%10,524
Fernando FuentesLibertarian
5.1%1,312
25,553 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