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1976Final results

1976 election for New York Assembly District 9

New York State Assembly · New York

William L. Burns (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Young (D) by 2.7 points.

William L. BurnsRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%20,500
48.1%19,417
1.2%475
40,392 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+37.41972R+11.51974R+2.71976R+4.21978R+29.81980R+37.01982

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

The candidates

William L. Burns (R)Thomas C. Young (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael Grennspan (Libertarian), 1.2%