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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 28

New York State Assembly · New York

Alan G. Hevesi (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Max A. Balaber (R) by 67.3 points.

Alan G. HevesiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%23,114
Max A. BalaberRepublican
14.2%4,018
Frank L. KennedyConservative
4.4%1,255
28,387 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

EvenD+34.11972D+52.51974D+61.81976D+67.31978D+57.11980D+63.71982

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

The candidates

Alan G. Hevesi (D)Max A. Balaber (R)

Also on the ballot: Frank L. Kennedy (Conservative), 4.4%