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1986Final results

1986 election for New York Assembly District 9

New York State Assembly · New York

John Flanagan (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Gary P. Field (D) by 25.0 points.

John FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%19,968
37.5%11,980
31,948 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

EvenR+29.81980R+37.01982R+42.31984R+25.01986R+38.01988R+31.61990

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