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2012Final results

2012 election for New York Assembly District 97

New York State Assembly · New York

Ellen C. Jaffee (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph T. Gravagna (R) by 30.3 points.

Ellen C. JaffeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%29,546
34.8%15,801
45,347 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+9.52006R+23.42008R+9.72010D+30.32012D+17.22014D+25.02016

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