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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 36

New York State Assembly · New York

Denis J. Butler (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Vincent J. Tabone (R) by 39.4 points.

Denis J. ButlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%16,607
30.3%7,215
23,822 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+56.61982D+55.41990D+30.21994D+39.41996D+52.81998D+45.52000

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