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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for New York Assembly District 3

New York State Assembly · New York

Charles A. Jerabek (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Melton (D) by 11.7 points.

Charles A. JerabekRepublican · winner
54.7%24,943
Charles J. MeltonDemocrat · incumbent
43.0%19,594
Paul A. DangeloLibertarian
2.3%1,034
45,571 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+1.71972D+34.91974D+25.31976D+9.91978D+7.71980D+26.21982

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

The candidates