1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 105
New York State Assembly · New York
Arlington P. Vandyke (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Gail S. Shaffer (D) by 3.5 points.
Arlington P. VandykeRepublican · winner
51.8%23,764
Gail S. ShafferDemocrat
48.2%22,153
45,917 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET