1976Final results
1976 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
Lawrence Herbst (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Martin Sanders (D) by 13.5 points.
Lawrence HerbstRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.8%26,601
Martin SandersDemocrat
43.2%20,264
46,865 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