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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 140

New York State Assembly · New York

Robin Schimminger (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Adam R. Rumley (R) by 19.9 points.

Robin SchimmingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%23,463
Adam R. RumleyRepublican
39.6%15,613
Keith D. CurcioLibertarian
0.9%370
39,446 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

EvenD+14.21972D+12.41974D+14.91976D+19.91978D+46.71980D+43.11982

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

The candidates

Robin Schimminger (D)Adam R. Rumley (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith D. Curcio (Libertarian), 0.9%