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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Assembly District 61

New York State Assembly · New York

John W. Lavelle (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Rose Margarella (R) by 45.4 points.

John W. LavelleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.7%13,963
Rose MargarellaRepublican
27.3%5,249
19,212 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

EvenR+45.42000D+21.02002D+35.42004D+45.42006D+49.02008D+59.82012

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