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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 12

New York State Assembly · New York

Steven L. Labriola (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Carl Lowe (D) by 27.0 points.

Steven L. LabriolaRepublican · winner
63.1%27,249
Carl LoweDemocrat
36.1%15,593
Robert G. BarcaLibertarian
0.8%357
43,199 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+37.21990R+34.61992R+39.21994R+27.01996R+48.61998R+37.72000

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

The candidates

Steven L. Labriola (R)Carl Lowe (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert G. Barca (Libertarian), 0.8%