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2000Final results

2000 election for New York Assembly District 61

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert A. Straniere (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating George Hartigan (D) by 45.4 points.

Robert A. StraniereRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.7%32,198
27.3%12,086
44,284 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

EvenR+41.61994R+40.41996R+55.71998R+45.42000D+21.02002D+35.42004

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