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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Assembly District 55

New York State Assembly · New York

William F. Boyland (D) won with 97.7% of the vote, defeating Edwin Anderson (R) by 96.2 points.

William F. BoylandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
97.7%22,074
Edwin AndersonRepublican
1.5%335
Lorraine StevensIndependent
0.8%188
22,597 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+87.51992D+93.11994D+94.71998D+96.22000D+86.82002D+93.02004

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

The candidates

William F. Boyland (D)Edwin Anderson (R)

Also on the ballot: Lorraine Stevens (Independent), 0.8%