1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 19
New York State Assembly · New York
Raymond McGrath (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Donald Birnbaum (D) by 32.0 points.
Raymond McGrathRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%26,534
Donald BirnbaumDemocrat
34.0%13,662
40,196 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