1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 63
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 87.1% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 74.1 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.1%11,166
Leonard WertheimRepublican
12.9%1,658
12,824 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