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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 143

New York State Assembly · New York

Paul A. Tokasz (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Ted B. Morton (R) by 50.7 points.

Paul A. TokaszDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%30,393
Ted B. MortonRepublican
24.7%9,947
40,340 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

EvenD+26.11990D+44.11992D+47.01994D+50.71996D+57.81998D+56.02000

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