1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 53
New York State Assembly · New York
Woodrow Lewis (D) won with 92.8% of the vote, defeating Carlotta Bennett (R) by 85.7 points.
Woodrow LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.8%6,648
Carlotta BennettRepublican
7.2%512
7,160 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