1996Final results
1996 election for New York Assembly District 131
New York State Assembly · New York
Susan V. John (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dandrea L. Ruhlmann (R) by 24.1 points.
Susan V. JohnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%21,724
Dandrea L. RuhlmannRepublican
38.0%13,299
35,023 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET