1986 New York Attorney General election

1986 New York Attorney General Election
	County results; Abrams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; King: 50–60%
New York Attorney General before election; Robert Abrams; Democratic	Elected New York Attorney General ; Robert Abrams; Democratic

The 1986 New York State Attorney General election took place on November 4, 1986, to elect a candidate to the position of Attorney General. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General Robert Abrams defeated Republican nominee Peter T. King, resulting in the re-election of Abrams to the position of Attorney General.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Robert Abrams, incumbent Attorney General (Democratic)
Peter T. King, Nassau County comptroller (Republican)
Mary Fridley (New Alliance)

Results edit

A total of 568,888 blank, void, and scattering votes are not counted for in the election box below.

1986 New York State Attorney General Election ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Abrams	2,420,501	61.86%
	Liberal	Robert Abrams	127,885	3.27%
	Total	Robert Abrams (Incumbent)	2,548,386	65.13%
	Republican	Peter King	1,099,066	28.09%
	Conservative	Peter King	139,964	3.58%
	Right to Life	Peter King	105,314	2.69%
	Total	Peter King	1,344,344	34.36%
	New Alliance	Mary Fridley	20,100	0.51%
	Total	Mary Fridley	20,100	0.51%
Total votes			3,912,829	100%

References edit

^ Mitchell, George (1987–1988). The New York Red Book: An Illustrated Yearbook of Authentic Information Concerning New York State, Its Departments and Political Subdivisions and the Officials Who Administer Its Affairs (89th ed.). Albany, New York: Williams Press, Inc. p. 1009.

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[1] Mitchell, George (1987–1988). The New York Red Book: An Illustrated Yearbook of Authentic Information Concerning New York State, Its Departments and Political Subdivisions and the Officials Who Administer Its Affairs (89th ed.). Albany, New York: Williams Press, Inc. p. 1009.

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