1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 126
New York State Assembly · New York
L. Richard Marshall (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating W. Gail Johnson (D) by 28.1 points.
L. Richard MarshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%26,519
W. Gail JohnsonDemocrat
33.5%14,425
Roderic E. RodabaughIndependent
4.9%2,123
43,067 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
L. Richard Marshall (R)W. Gail Johnson (D)
Also on the ballot: Roderic E. Rodabaugh (Independent), 4.9%