1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New York Assembly District 141
New York State Assembly · New York
John B. Sheffer II (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating G. James Fremming (D) by 1.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John B. Sheffer IIRepublican · winner
50.9%20,955
G. James FremmingDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%20,239
41,194 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