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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 32

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Abramson (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating John V. Tatar (R) by 56.8 points.

Edward AbramsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%15,045
John V. TatarRepublican
19.8%3,896
Louis DvorkinLibertarian
3.5%688
19,629 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+41.11972D+52.01974D+56.81978D+53.71980D+66.81982D+65.41990

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

The candidates

Edward Abramson (D)John V. Tatar (R)

Also on the ballot: Louis Dvorkin (Libertarian), 3.5%