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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Louis Nine (D) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Thelma Wallace (Lib) by 80.2 points.

Louis NineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.4%6,623
Thelma WallaceLibertarian
7.1%541
Mabel CarverRepublican
5.5%418
7,582 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+69.71972D+73.21974D+81.81976D+86.41978D+60.51982D+53.31986

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