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New York's 97th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Republican John McGowan since 2023, succeeding Mike Lawler. [1] McGowan lost his re-election bid in the 2024 New York State Assembly election to Democrat Aron Wieder
District 97 is located in southern Rockland County, comprising portions of Ramapo and Orangetown.
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| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Aron Wieder | 4,186 | 68.7% | |
| Democratic | Eudson Francois | 1,868 | 30.6% | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.7% | ||
| Total votes | 6,097 | 100.0 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas F. Sullivan | 272 | 57.1% | |
| Conservative | John McGowan (incumbent) | 194 | 40.7% | |
| Write-in | 10 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 476 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Aron Wieder | 23,906 | 51.82% | |
| Republican | John McGowan (incumbent) | 20,458 | 44.34% | |
| Conservative | Thomas F. Sullivan | 1,656 | 3.59% | |
| Write-in | 114 | 0.25% | ||
| Total votes | 46,134 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John McGowan | 19,635 | ||
| Conservative | John McGowan | 4,624 | ||
| Total | John McGowan | 24,259 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Eudson Francois | 11,945 | 32.9 | |
| Write-in | 62 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 36,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Lawler | 26,527 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Lawler | 2,697 | ||
| SAM | Mike Lawler | 397 | ||
| Independence | Mike Lawler | 315 | ||
| Total | Mike Lawler | 29,936 | 52.2 | |
| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 27,359 | 47.7 | |
| Write-in | 35 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 57,330 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Reform | Ellen Jaffee | 422 | 98.8 | |
| Reform | Rosario Presti Jr. | 3 | 1.2 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 427 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee | 22,855 | ||
| Reform | Ellen Jaffee | 975 | ||
| Working Families | Ellen Jaffee | 742 | ||
| Women's Equality | Ellen Jaffee | 528 | ||
| Total | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 25,100 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Rosario Presti Jr. | 11,169 | ||
| Conservative | Rosario Presti Jr. | 1,954 | ||
| Total | Rosario Presti Jr. | 13,123 | 34.3 | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 38,248 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 6,200 | 65.4 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Gulla | 3,279 | 34.6 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 9,479 | 100 | ||
| Working Families | Thomas Gulla | 41 | 62.1 | |
| Working Families | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 25 | 37.9 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 66 | 100 | ||
| Green | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 11 | 91.6 | |
| Green | Thomas Gulla | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 12 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee | 27,509 | ||
| Green | Ellen Jaffee | 2,273 | ||
| Total | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 29,782 | 61.2 | |
| Republican | Joseph Chabot | 15,209 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Chabot | 1,941 | ||
| Reform | Joseph Chabot | 520 | ||
| Total | Joseph Chabot | 17,670 | 36.3 | |
| Working Families | Thomas Gulla | 1,088 | 2.2 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 48,693 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee | 14,732 | ||
| Working Families | Ellen Jaffee | 1,643 | ||
| Total | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 16,375 | 58.6 | |
| Republican | Robert Romanowski | 9,591 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Romanowski | 1,966 | ||
| Total | Robert Romanowski | 11,557 | 41.3 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 27,961 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ellen Jaffee | 27,920 | ||
| Working Families | Ellen Jaffee | 1,626 | ||
| Total | Ellen Jaffee (incumbent) | 29,546 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Joseph Gravagna | 9,591 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Gravagna | 1,966 | ||
| Independence | Joseph Gravagna | 582 | ||
| Total | Joseph Gravagna | 15,801 | 34.8 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 45,379 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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