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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Assembly District 146

New York State Assembly · New York

Richard A. Smith (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Eileen A. Hotho (R) by 31.4 points.

Richard A. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%29,805
Eileen A. HothoRepublican
33.8%15,434
Frank TylockLibertarian
1.0%477
45,716 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+31.51994D+24.71996D+24.71998D+31.42000D+25.82002R+16.72004

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

The candidates

Richard A. Smith (D)Eileen A. Hotho (R)

Also on the ballot: Frank Tylock (Libertarian), 1.0%