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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 53

New York State Assembly · New York

Woodrow Lewis (D) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Isaiah Lewis (R) by 68.5 points.

Woodrow LewisDemocrat · winner
80.4%13,439
Isaiah LewisRepublican
11.9%1,991
James Moore Jr.Libertarian
7.7%1,289
16,719 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+22.81971 special electionD+68.51972D+75.11974D+90.11976D+85.71978D+91.11980

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