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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 149

New York State Assembly · New York

Daniel B. Walsh (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jeanne M. Waldock (R) by 9.8 points.

Daniel B. WalshDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%20,701
44.7%16,971
0.7%275
37,947 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+4.51972D+30.71974D+1.91976D+9.81978D+28.11980D+29.51982

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

The candidates