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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 36

New York State Assembly · New York

Joseph S. Calabretta (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph Guarino (R) by 16.9 points.

Joseph S. CalabrettaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%16,554
Joseph GuarinoRepublican
35.4%11,192
Julia CrippsConservative
6.5%2,069
Paul RienLibertarian
5.8%1,840
31,655 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

EvenD+35.71970D+16.91972D+50.61974D+40.91976D+49.31978D+37.21980

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