2004Final results
2004 election for New York Assembly District 61
New York State Assembly · New York
John W. Lavelle (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating John Russell (R) by 35.4 points.
John W. LavelleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%21,192
John RussellRepublican
29.9%9,701
Charles F. McLeanIndependent
4.8%1,550
32,443 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET