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1974Final results

1974 election for New York Assembly District 46

New York State Assembly · New York

Howard L. Lasher (D) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Lawrence T. Ciaffone (R) by 69.7 points.

Howard L. LasherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.0%22,890
13.4%3,689
Frank LagruaConservative
3.6%983
27,562 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+44.11972D+69.71974D+68.41976D+72.01978D+59.71980D+51.31982

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

The candidates

Howard L. Lasher (D)Lawrence T. Ciaffone (R)

Also on the ballot: Frank Lagrua (Conservative), 3.6%