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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 82

New York State Assembly · New York

Stephen B. Kaufman (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Calandra (R) by 25.7 points.

Stephen B. KaufmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%21,190
37.1%12,519
33,709 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+80.11990D+9.31992D+49.31994D+25.71996D+59.71998D+65.52000

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