1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 5
New York State Assembly · New York
Paul E. Harenberg (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating William R. Suckow (R) by 7.8 points.
Paul E. HarenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%13,875
William R. SuckowRepublican
46.1%11,865
25,740 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