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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 16

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas P. Dinapoli (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Edward K. Kitt (R) by 31.8 points.

Thomas P. DinapoliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%31,474
Edward K. KittRepublican
34.1%16,297
47,771 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+21.11990D+33.91992D+25.11994D+31.81996D+34.11998D+40.62000

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