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1968Final results

1968 election for New York Assembly District 8

New York State Assembly · New York

Martin Ginsberg (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Lewis Yevoli (D) by 18.0 points.

Martin GinsbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%25,700
Lewis YevoliDemocrat
35.2%17,018
John R. KapplerConservative
9.3%4,473
Donald R. GaudioLibertarian
2.3%1,098
48,289 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

EvenR+22.61972R+2.41974D+10.31976R+11.21978R+27.91980R+37.61982

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

The candidates