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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 21

New York State Assembly · New York

Henry W. Dwyer (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Christopher Erb (D) by 31.8 points.

Henry W. DwyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%33,026
33.1%16,846
1.9%986
50,858 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

EvenD+47.11971 special electionR+38.91972R+10.51974R+31.81976R+22.71978R+43.91980

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

The candidates

Henry W. Dwyer (R)Christopher Erb (D)

Also on the ballot: Samuel B. Klasson (Libertarian), 1.9%