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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 119

New York State Assembly · New York

Hyman M. Miller (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jon R. Buzzard (D) by 31.6 points.

Hyman M. MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%25,705
33.5%13,216
Laymon HerringLibertarian
1.4%554
39,475 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+31.91972R+17.41974R+19.61976R+31.61978R+41.31980R+9.01982

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

The candidates

Hyman M. Miller (R)Jon R. Buzzard (D)

Also on the ballot: Laymon Herring (Libertarian), 1.4%