1974Final results
1974 election for New York Assembly District 55
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas P. Fortune (D) won with 86.3% of the vote, defeating Lyda Lee Whyte (R) by 76.2 points.
Thomas P. FortuneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.3%5,220
Lyda Lee WhyteRepublican
10.2%614
Esther DixonConservative
3.5%213
6,047 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