1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for New York Assembly District 86
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard L. Brodsky (R) won with 88.9% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Reynolds (Ind) by 77.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard L. BrodskyRepublican · winner · incumbent
88.9%30,734
Michael J. ReynoldsIndependent
11.1%3,822
34,556 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