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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 39

New York State Assembly · New York

Stanley Fink (D) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph Mercurio (R) by 64.1 points.

Stanley FinkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.3%30,274
Ralph MercurioRepublican
16.2%6,110
Herbert JawitzLibertarian
3.5%1,315
37,699 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+26.31972D+64.31974D+64.11976D+62.91978D+57.31980D+64.21982

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

The candidates

Stanley Fink (D)Ralph Mercurio (R)

Also on the ballot: Herbert Jawitz (Libertarian), 3.5%