1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 44
New York State Assembly · New York
Melvin Miller (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Mary Jane Handal (R) by 49.9 points.
Melvin MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%21,244
Mary Jane HandalRepublican
22.2%6,543
Rafael MartinezLibertarian
5.7%1,680
29,467 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET