1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 80
New York State Assembly · New York
Guy J. Velella (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Benedetto (D) by 11.6 points.
Guy J. VelellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%18,571
Michael BenedettoDemocrat
43.4%14,658
Rose DiamondLibertarian
1.5%515
33,744 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