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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 35

New York State Assembly · New York

John G. Lopresto (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony C. Lasala (D) by 5.1 points.

John G. LoprestoRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%16,778
46.2%15,102
Donald C. WeirLibertarian
2.5%829
32,709 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+33.11972R+13.21974R+5.11976R+5.21978R+10.61980D+63.41982

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

The candidates

John G. Lopresto (R)Anthony C. Lasala (D)

Also on the ballot: Donald C. Weir (Libertarian), 2.5%