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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for New York Assembly District 118

New York State Assembly · New York

Leonard F. Bersani (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Stott (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Leonard F. BersaniRepublican · winner
53.4%26,680
Ronald A. StottDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%23,319
49,999 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+30.11972D+2.81974R+6.71976R+43.31978D+10.31980D+30.31982

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