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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Assembly District 34

New York State Assembly · New York

Ivan Lafayette (D) won with 84.7% of the vote, defeating Rafael Merino (R) by 69.4 points.

Ivan LafayetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.7%16,301
Rafael MerinoRepublican
15.3%2,945
19,246 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+37.11976D+52.01978D+51.91980D+43.61982D+69.42000D+56.72020

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