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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 39

New York State Assembly · New York

Stanley Fink (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Melvin Solomon (R) by 62.9 points.

Stanley FinkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.0%19,759
Melvin SolomonRepublican
17.1%4,214
Herbert JawitzLibertarian
3.0%736
24,709 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+26.31972D+64.31974D+64.11976D+62.91978D+57.31980D+64.21982

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

The candidates

Stanley Fink (D)Melvin Solomon (R)

Also on the ballot: Herbert Jawitz (Libertarian), 3.0%