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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 86

New York State Assembly · New York

Richard L. Brodsky (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Russo Jr. (R) by 22.9 points.

Richard L. BrodskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%29,372
38.6%18,427
47,799 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+20.31982D+12.11984D+27.81986D+22.91988D+24.51990D+20.01992

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