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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 12

New York State Assembly · New York

George A. Murphy (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating John T. Renck (D) by 17.4 points.

George A. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%27,588
40.3%19,273
Louis A. JaretLibertarian
2.0%941
47,802 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+24.31972R+9.91974R+17.41976R+32.81978R+50.31980R+28.81982

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

The candidates

George A. Murphy (R)John T. Renck (D)

Also on the ballot: Louis A. Jaret (Libertarian), 2.0%