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