1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 79
New York State Assembly · New York
Louis Nine (D) won with 83.2% of the vote, defeating Nellie E. Lugo (R) by 69.7 points.
Louis NineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.2%9,681
Nellie E. LugoRepublican
13.5%1,571
Frederick D. AbstonLibertarian
3.3%380
11,632 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