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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 84

New York State Assembly · New York

Gary Pretlow (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating Donatio F. Circello (Con) by 78.5 points.

Gary PretlowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%20,235
9.4%2,172
Jose R. ValenciaIndependent
2.7%615
23,022 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

EvenR+16.41986R+15.41988D+34.81992D+40.81994D+86.72006D+82.22010

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

The candidates

Gary Pretlow (D)Donatio F. Circello (C)

Also on the ballot: Jose R. Valencia (Independent), 2.7%