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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 20

New York State Assembly · New York

Harvey Weisenberg (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Merik R. Aaron (R) by 37.8 points.

Harvey WeisenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%30,826
Merik R. AaronRepublican
31.1%13,900
44,726 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+28.31990D+36.01992D+29.21994D+37.81996D+30.91998D+45.42000

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