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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Diane Gordon (D) won with 94.4% of the vote, defeating Lorraine Foote (R) by 89.7 points.

Diane GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.4%13,496
Lorraine FooteRepublican
4.8%681
Ernest JohnsonConservative
0.8%113
14,290 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+94.11996D+93.81998D+86.72000D+89.72002D+89.92004D+88.32006

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

The candidates

Diane Gordon (D)Lorraine Foote (R)

Also on the ballot: Ernest Johnson (Conservative), 0.8%