1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New York Assembly District 138
New York State Assembly · New York
John B. Daly (R) won with 47.9% of the vote, defeating Stuart P. Comerford (D) by 1.7 points.
John B. DalyRepublican · winner
47.9%21,179
Stuart P. ComerfordDemocrat
46.2%20,433
V. Sumner CarrollConservative · incumbent
6.0%2,637
44,249 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET