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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 32

New York State Assembly · New York

Vivian Cook (D) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating Katherine James (R) by 81.4 points.

Vivian CookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.2%21,061
Katherine JamesRepublican
8.8%2,058
Rameshwar JodhaRight to Life
1.0%229
23,348 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+53.71980D+66.81982D+65.41990D+81.41996D+91.52004D+76.92022

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

The candidates

Vivian Cook (D)Katherine James (R)

Also on the ballot: Rameshwar Jodha (Right to Life), 1.0%