1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for New York Assembly District 96
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas J. Kirwan (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Murphy (D) by 14.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas J. KirwanRepublican · winner
57.4%18,120
Michael P. MurphyDemocrat
42.6%13,470
31,590 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET