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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 60

New York State Assembly · New York

Guy V. Molinari (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating George Hartigan (D) by 28.4 points.

Guy V. MolinariRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%20,200
34.1%11,029
Dennis A. BrownLibertarian
3.3%1,075
32,304 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

EvenR+32.11972R+10.41974R+7.31976R+28.41978R+29.41980R+39.71982

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

The candidates

Guy V. Molinari (R)George Hartigan (D)

Also on the ballot: Dennis A. Brown (Libertarian), 3.3%