2000Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for New York Assembly District 40
New York State Assembly · New York
Diane Gordon (D) won with 89.0% of the vote, defeating Edward Griffith (Wfp) by 80.3 points.
Diane GordonDemocrat · winner
89.0%20,767
Edward GriffithWorking Families · incumbent
8.7%2,032
Amelia SmithparkerRepublican
2.3%533
23,332 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET