1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 16
New York State Assembly · New York
May W. Newburger (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Howard M. Blankman (R) by 1.8 points.
May W. NewburgerDemocrat · winner
50.9%21,482
Howard M. BlankmanRepublican
49.1%20,723
42,205 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