1990Final results
1990 election for New York Assembly District 4
New York State Assembly · New York
Robert J. Gaffney (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Ann E. Coates (D) by 16.6 points.
Robert J. GaffneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%15,965
Ann E. CoatesDemocrat
41.7%11,414
27,379 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET