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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 131

New York State Assembly · New York

Gary Proud (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Jerome F. Brixner (R) by 45.2 points.

Gary ProudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%26,388
26.3%9,709
Lawrence SteehlerConservative
2.3%835
36,932 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+61.41980D+29.21982D+36.91984D+45.21988D+22.21990D+16.01992

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

The candidates

Gary Proud (D)Jerome F. Brixner (R)

Also on the ballot: Lawrence Steehler (Conservative), 2.3%