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2010Final results

2010 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Eric Stevenson (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating Deborah Benbow (R) by 93.0 points.

Eric StevensonDemocrat · winner
96.1%13,658
Deborah BenbowRepublican
3.1%436
Henry Bonet Jr.Conservative
0.8%113
14,216 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+87.92002D+90.02004D+90.22006D+93.02010D+88.32014D+93.42018

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

The candidates

Eric Stevenson (D)Deborah Benbow (R)

Also on the ballot: Henry Bonet Jr. (Conservative), 0.8%