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1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1994 election for New York Assembly District 97

New York State Assembly · New York

Joel M. Miller (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Eileen M. Hickey (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joel M. MillerRepublican · winner
50.9%20,607
Eileen M. HickeyDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%19,860
40,467 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+45.51984R+17.21990D+2.41992R+1.81994R+9.01996R+11.42000

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