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1972Final results

1972 election for New York Assembly District 80

New York State Assembly · New York

Guy J. Velella (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Frederick A. Rossetti (D) by 34.3 points.

Guy J. VelellaRepublican · winner
66.0%26,683
31.7%12,818
Neola N. WoodLibertarian
2.4%955
40,456 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

EvenR+34.31972R+32.61974R+11.61976R+33.71978R+49.71980D+61.81982

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

The candidates

Guy J. Velella (R)Frederick A. Rossetti (D)

Also on the ballot: Neola N. Wood (Libertarian), 2.4%