1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 48
New York State Assembly · New York
Leonard Silverman (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Alan Jay Gerber (R) by 35.0 points.
Leonard SilvermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%27,131
Alan Jay GerberRepublican
31.0%12,750
Mark GrundlegerLibertarian
2.9%1,183
41,064 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