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2002Final results

2002 election for New York Assembly District 81

New York State Assembly · New York

Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) won with 93.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick McManus (Con) by 89.6 points.

Jeffrey DinowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.8%15,244
Patrick McManusConservative
4.2%679
Joseph PaulinRight to Life
2.0%333
16,256 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+42.61994D+59.81996D+61.31998D+67.22000D+66.02004D+54.42010

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

The candidates

Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)Patrick McManus (C)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Paulin (Right to Life), 2.0%