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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 64

New York State Assembly · New York

Richard N. Gottfried (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating John McCann (R) by 61.0 points.

Richard N. GottfriedDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.6%32,289
John McCannRepublican
18.5%7,524
Margaret V. ByrnesConservative
1.9%761
40,574 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+65.01982D+50.31984D+66.01986D+61.01988D+57.31992D+66.71998

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

The candidates

Richard N. Gottfried (D)John McCann (R)

Also on the ballot: Margaret V. Byrnes (Conservative), 1.9%