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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 71

New York State Assembly · New York

George W. Miller (D) won with 92.5% of the vote, defeating Burvee Lunsford (R) by 85.1 points.

George W. MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.5%11,476
Burvee LunsfordRepublican
7.5%927
12,403 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+64.31972D+81.41974D+86.91976D+85.11978D+58.11980D+88.01982

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