1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 44
New York State Assembly · New York
Melvin Miller (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Henry M. Gargano (R) by 47.6 points.
Melvin MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%11,982
Henry M. GarganoRepublican
23.7%3,985
Andrew KentLibertarian
5.1%851
16,818 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