1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 62
New York State Assembly · New York
Louis Desalvio (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph Vasile (R) by 44.7 points.
Louis DesalvioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%10,916
Joseph VasileRepublican
19.5%3,315
Ann K. SchwalbenbergLibertarian
10.1%1,713
James KinsellaConservative
6.3%1,076
17,020 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