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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 46

New York State Assembly · New York

Howard L. Lasher (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Michele Heitzner (R) by 38.4 points.

Howard L. LasherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%20,107
30.8%8,942
29,049 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+51.31982D+35.41984D+61.31986D+38.41988D+40.01992D+49.41996

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