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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 56

New York State Assembly · New York

Albert Vann (D) won with 88.6% of the vote, defeating Calvin Williams (R) by 77.3 points.

Albert VannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.6%7,616
Calvin WilliamsRepublican
11.4%976
8,592 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+47.71972D+45.91974D+81.01976D+77.31978D+45.91980D+93.71982

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