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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Charles B. Carbone (R) by 83.9 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.0%6,550
7.1%512
Donald E. BaneyConservative
1.9%136
7,198 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

EvenD+67.41972D+83.91974D+89.41976D+89.11978D+92.51980D+87.81984

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

The candidates

Edward Griffith (D)Charles B. Carbone (R)

Also on the ballot: Donald E. Baney (Conservative), 1.9%