1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Harry Smoler (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph L. Gentili (R) by 22.0 points.
Harry SmolerDemocrat · winner
57.6%16,092
Joseph L. GentiliRepublican
35.6%9,949
Howard SchneiderLibertarian
6.8%1,889
27,930 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