1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 31
New York State Assembly · New York
Anthony S. Seminerio (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating John T. Weigandt (R) by 0.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Anthony S. SeminerioDemocrat · winner
48.7%11,826
John T. WeigandtRepublican
48.2%11,693
Robert B. KressLibertarian
3.1%761
24,280 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