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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 82

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas J. Culhane (D) won with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Mary A. Jones (R) by 70.7 points.

Thomas J. CulhaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%13,059
Mary A. JonesRepublican
13.0%2,029
Mario PichlerConservative
3.3%509
15,597 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+50.51972D+60.91974D+70.71976D+68.71978D+63.41982D+54.61984

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

The candidates

Thomas J. Culhane (D)Mary A. Jones (R)

Also on the ballot: Mario Pichler (Conservative), 3.3%