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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 115

New York State Assembly · New York

William R. Sears (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating William A. Seyse (D) by 40.0 points.

William R. SearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%29,591
30.0%12,694
42,285 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+34.61972R+37.21974R+40.01976R+38.41980R+33.91982R+25.41986

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