1996Final results
1996 election for New York Assembly District 73
New York State Assembly · New York
John Ravitz (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Jess Velona (D) by 11.0 points.
John RavitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%24,680
Jess VelonaDemocrat
44.2%19,763
Anthony B. GronowiczOther party
0.7%305
44,748 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