1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 51
New York State Assembly · New York
Joseph Ferris (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Alice Demic (R) by 35.3 points.
Joseph FerrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%11,620
Alice DemicRepublican
32.4%5,559
17,179 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