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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 142

New York State Assembly · New York

Stephen R. Greco (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Alessi (R) by 25.8 points.

Stephen R. GrecoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%14,434
35.8%8,390
Michael SnyderLibertarian
2.7%643
23,467 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+37.41972D+47.91974D+11.31976D+25.81978R+1.91980R+26.81982

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

The candidates

Stephen R. Greco (D)Michael J. Alessi (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Snyder (Libertarian), 2.7%