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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 52

New York State Assembly · New York

Michael L. Pesce (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick H. Kenny (R) by 63.4 points.

Michael L. PesceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.7%13,252
18.3%2,969
16,221 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+28.21972D+68.61974D+63.21976D+63.41978D+61.51980D+31.41982

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