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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 40

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 94.7% of the vote, defeating William G. Hanks (R) by 89.4 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.7%11,302
5.3%630
11,932 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+67.41972D+83.91974D+89.41976D+89.11978D+92.51980D+87.81984

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