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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Diane Gordon (D) won with 94.1% of the vote, defeating Godfrey Jelks (R) by 88.3 points.

Diane GordonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.1%12,316
Godfrey JelksRepublican
5.9%767
13,083 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+86.72000D+89.72002D+89.92004D+88.32006D+93.22008D+87.22010

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