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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 83

New York State Assembly · New York

Terrence M. Zaleski (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating James V. Simmonds (R) by 33.2 points.

Terrence M. ZaleskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%17,224
22.3%6,921
Stonewall Odom IIConservative
22.2%6,882
31,027 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

EvenR+27.11982R+29.31984D+12.51986D+33.21988D+28.31990D+75.31992

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