1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 63
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 69.1 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner
79.5%14,343
Leonard WertheimRepublican
10.4%1,871
David CookLibertarian
7.5%1,360
Cecilia KanelbaConservative
2.6%472
18,046 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
The candidates
Sheldon Silver (D)Leonard Wertheim (R)David Cook (L)
Also on the ballot: Cecilia Kanelba (Conservative), 2.6%