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1990Final results

1990 election for New York Assembly District 2

New York State Assembly · New York

John L. Behan (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Linda B. Francke (D) by 18.4 points.

John L. BehanRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%19,223
40.8%13,244
32,467 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+40.81984R+43.61986R+31.81988R+18.41990R+27.11992R+45.51994

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