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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 46

New York State Assembly · New York

Howard L. Lasher (D) won with 86.0% of the vote, defeating William F. Cioffi (R) by 72.0 points.

Howard L. LasherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.0%19,491
14.0%3,174
22,665 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+44.11972D+69.71974D+68.41976D+72.01978D+59.71980D+51.31982

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