1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 29
New York State Assembly · New York
Andrew Jenkins (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Geraldine W. Jones (R) by 55.0 points.
Andrew JenkinsDemocrat · winner
74.3%14,594
Geraldine W. JonesRepublican
19.4%3,804
John H. MalletLibertarian
4.1%802
Frank C. InfrancaConservative
2.2%432
19,632 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
The candidates
Andrew Jenkins (D)Geraldine W. Jones (R)
Also on the ballot: John H. Mallet (Libertarian), 4.1%; Frank C. Infranca (Conservative), 2.2%