1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New York Assembly District 139
New York State Assembly · New York
Matthew J. Murphy (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Hogan (R) by 3.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Matthew J. MurphyDemocrat · winner
51.4%20,431
Richard J. HoganRepublican · incumbent
47.6%18,902
Kenneth S. GlantLibertarian
1.0%402
39,735 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET