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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 142

New York State Assembly · New York

Richard R. Anderson (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Susan Y. Peimer (D) by 4.2 points.

Richard R. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%27,644
47.9%25,404
53,048 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+28.01990R+20.21992R+28.01994R+4.21996R+5.21998R+7.22000

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