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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 58

New York State Assembly · New York

Joseph R. Lentol (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Marcellaro (R) by 69.9 points.

Joseph R. LentolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.9%9,967
15.1%1,767
11,734 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+1.71972D+48.11974D+59.91976D+69.91978D+47.41980D+36.11982

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