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1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for New York Assembly District 59

New York State Assembly · New York

Victor L. Robles (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Peter G. Mirto (Con) by 47.1 points.

Victor L. RoblesDemocrat · winner
70.3%5,699
Peter G. MirtoConservative · incumbent
23.1%1,877
Miguel GonzalezRepublican
6.6%535
8,111 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+23.81972D+63.71978D+80.01980D+6.81982D+21.91984D+41.21986

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