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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 139

New York State Assembly · New York

Matthew J. Murphy (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Bert J. Murphy (R) by 39.1 points.

Matthew J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%32,096
Bert J. MurphyRepublican
29.9%13,921
Jacob PagnoLibertarian
1.0%479
46,496 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+8.61972D+3.81974D+39.11976D+35.21978D+46.71980D+50.41982

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

The candidates

Matthew J. Murphy (D)Bert J. Murphy (R)

Also on the ballot: Jacob Pagno (Libertarian), 1.0%