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New York's 97th
State Assembly district
New York's 97th; State Assembly district
Assemblymember
	John McGowan; R–Pearl River

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

Geography

District 97 is located in southern Rockland County, comprising portions of Ramapo and Orangetown.

2024 New York State Assembly election, District 97^[2]^[3]
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	24,749	51.9
	Republican	John McGowan (incumbent)	21,098	44.2
	Conservative	Thomas F. Sullivan	1,715	3.6
	Write-in		118	0.3
Total votes			47,680	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2022 New York State Assembly election, District 97^[4]
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

2020 New York State Assembly election, District 97^[5]
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

2014 New York State Assembly election, District 97^[10]
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

2012 New York State Assembly election, District 97^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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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^ "PE24 Election Results". Rockland County Board of Elections. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2024 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "2022 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
^ "2020 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2018 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2018 State and Local Primary Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2016 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2016 State and Local Primary Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2014 Election Results". New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "2012 Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 16, 2022.