1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 139
New York State Assembly · New York
Matthew J. Murphy (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Floyd D. Snyder (R) by 35.2 points.
Matthew J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%23,717
Floyd D. SnyderRepublican
32.4%11,361
35,078 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