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1992Final results

1992 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 95.0% of the vote, defeating James E. Williams (R) by 90.9 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.0%16,144
4.1%689
Ernest JohnsonConservative
0.9%160
16,993 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+87.81984D+92.31988D+93.81990D+90.91992D+81.61994D+94.11996

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

The candidates

Edward Griffith (D)James E. Williams (R)

Also on the ballot: Ernest Johnson (Conservative), 0.9%