1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 40

Name: 1978 election for New York Assembly District 40
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: New York

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward Griffith (D) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating William G. Hanks (R) by 89.1 points.

Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent

94.5%6,588

5.5%381

6,969 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

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