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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 101

New York State Assembly · New York

Maurice D. Hinchey (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Carmine Sabino (R) by 36.8 points.

Maurice D. HincheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%29,041
Carmine SabinoRepublican
29.2%12,848
Robert S. StedgeConservative
4.8%2,095
43,984 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+17.11972D+5.11974D+33.61976D+36.81978D+25.21980D+30.31982

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

The candidates

Maurice D. Hinchey (D)Carmine Sabino (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert S. Stedge (Conservative), 4.8%