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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 77

New York State Assembly · New York

Armando Montano (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating David Lawson (R) by 73.7 points.

Armando MontanoDemocrat · winner
83.6%8,771
David LawsonRepublican
9.9%1,036
Eduardo FerrerLibertarian
4.7%489
Thomas P. GannonConservative
1.9%200
10,496 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+81.31974D+85.51976D+82.51978D+86.41980D+62.91982D+70.61984

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

The candidates

Armando Montano (D)David Lawson (R)

Also on the ballot: Eduardo Ferrer (Libertarian), 4.7%; Thomas P. Gannon (Conservative), 1.9%