1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 48
New York State Assembly · New York
Leonard Silverman (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Gerard Lentine (R) by 59.3 points.
Leonard SilvermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%26,593
Gerard LentineRepublican
18.4%6,303
Michael SiestaLibertarian
3.8%1,310
34,206 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