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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 36

New York State Assembly · New York

Denis J. Butler (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating John F. Ramondino (R) by 49.3 points.

Denis J. ButlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%12,580
24.0%4,119
Roberto PerezLibertarian
2.7%466
17,165 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+16.91972D+50.61974D+40.91976D+49.31978D+37.21980D+56.61982

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

The candidates

Denis J. Butler (D)John F. Ramondino (R)

Also on the ballot: Roberto Perez (Libertarian), 2.7%