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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 23

New York State Assembly · New York

John A. Esposito (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Carlo Manganillo (D) by 33.4 points.

John A. EspositoRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%17,243
31.7%8,400
James C. GreeneLibertarian
3.2%843
26,486 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

EvenR+28.21972R+18.21974R+20.61976R+33.41978R+28.61980D+64.71982

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

The candidates

John A. Esposito (R)Carlo Manganillo (D)

Also on the ballot: James C. Greene (Libertarian), 3.2%