1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 55
New York State Assembly · New York
Thomas P. Fortune (D) won with 91.2% of the vote, defeating Lyda Lee Whyte (R) by 84.2 points.
Thomas P. FortuneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.2%9,092
Lyda Lee WhyteRepublican
7.0%698
Catherine E. OwensConservative
1.8%179
9,969 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