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2006Final results

2006 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Michael A. Benjamin (D) won with 95.1% of the vote, defeating Sharon Grady (R) by 90.2 points.

Michael A. BenjaminDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.1%10,704
Sharon GradyRepublican
4.9%551
11,255 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+91.62000D+87.92002D+90.02004D+90.22006D+93.02010D+88.32014

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