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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 144

New York State Assembly · New York

William B. Hoyt (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph Divincenzo (R) by 23.5 points.

William B. HoytDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%26,913
38.2%16,667
43,580 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+4.41972D+2.31974D+23.51976D+30.81978D+51.01980D+10.81982

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