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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 12

New York State Assembly · New York

George A. Murphy (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Anita B. Weissman (D) by 9.9 points.

George A. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%22,543
44.3%18,415
1.5%638
41,596 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+24.31972R+9.91974R+17.41976R+32.81978R+50.31980R+28.81982

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

The candidates