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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 42

New York State Assembly · New York

Brian Sharoff (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John Mattera (R) by 29.8 points.

Brian SharoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%20,483
John MatteraRepublican
35.1%11,071
31,554 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+12.91972D+29.81974D+25.11976D+22.01978D+16.81980D+63.91982

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