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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 143

New York State Assembly · New York

Paul A. Tokasz (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Sean D. Kalota (R) by 50.5 points.

Paul A. TokaszDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%27,364
Sean D. KalotaRepublican
24.8%9,009
36,373 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+50.71996D+57.81998D+56.02000D+50.52002D+34.52004D+40.42006

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