1996Final results
1996 election for New York Assembly District 144
New York State Assembly · New York
Sam Hoyt (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Mark B. Mitakovski (R) by 58.8 points.
Sam HoytDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%27,268
Mark B. MitakovskiRepublican
20.6%7,064
34,332 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