1988Final results
1988 election for New York Assembly District 4
New York State Assembly · New York
Robert J. Gaffney (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Ann E. Coates (D) by 21.7 points.
Robert J. GaffneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%27,451
Ann E. CoatesDemocrat
39.2%17,663
45,114 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET