1972Final results
1972 election for New York Assembly District 8
New York State Assembly · New York
John G. McCarthy (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Arthur J. Riba (D) by 22.6 points.
John G. McCarthyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%35,592
Arthur J. RibaDemocrat
33.2%21,182
John A. BozzoneConservative
9.0%5,716
Martin CeriniLibertarian
2.0%1,284
63,774 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
The candidates
John G. McCarthy (R)Arthur J. Riba (D)John A. Bozzone (C)
Also on the ballot: Martin Cerini (Libertarian), 2.0%