2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Mike Lawler (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Ellen C. Jaffee (D) by 4.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike LawlerRepublican · winner
52.2%29,936
Ellen C. JaffeeDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%27,359
57,295 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET