1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 131
New York State Assembly · New York
Gary Proud (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Sharon M. Rivaldo (R) by 49.8 points.
Gary ProudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%11,898
Sharon M. RivaldoRepublican
25.1%3,990
15,888 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