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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 49

New York State Assembly · New York

Dominick Dicarlo (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Edmond J. Harrison (D) by 28.4 points.

Dominick DicarloRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%15,168
34.8%8,350
Philip DematteoLibertarian
1.9%461
23,979 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

EvenR+41.91972R+21.41974R+21.41976R+28.41978R+47.41980D+44.21982

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

The candidates