1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 17
New York State Assembly · New York
Kemp Hannon (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Herman A. Washington (D) by 28.6 points.
Kemp HannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%20,826
Herman A. WashingtonDemocrat
35.7%11,572
32,398 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