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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 88

New York State Assembly · New York

Richard C. Ross (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Carmella R. Iaboni (D) by 11.0 points.

Richard C. RossRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%24,017
43.7%19,182
Alvin V. BlakeLibertarian
1.6%715
43,914 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

EvenR+19.21972R+14.91974R+11.01976R+16.11978D+1.21980D+36.31982

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

The candidates

Richard C. Ross (R)Carmella R. Iaboni (D)

Also on the ballot: Alvin V. Blake (Libertarian), 1.6%