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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Gloria Davis (D) won with 93.3% of the vote, defeating Gary Coleman (R) by 87.9 points.

Gloria DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.3%10,406
Gary ColemanRepublican
5.5%610
Jonathan AgostoConservative
1.2%133
11,149 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+92.91996D+90.51998D+91.62000D+87.92002D+90.02004D+90.22006

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

The candidates

Gloria Davis (D)Gary Coleman (R)

Also on the ballot: Jonathan Agosto (Conservative), 1.2%