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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 73

New York State Assembly · New York

Edward H. Lehner (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Daniel A. Wengen (R) by 69.8 points.

Edward H. LehnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%15,733
13.0%2,477
Marie T. SherryConservative
4.1%775
18,985 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+29.91972D+66.01974D+65.31976D+69.81978D+54.81980D+92.21982

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

The candidates

Edward H. Lehner (D)Daniel A. Wengen (R)

Also on the ballot: Marie T. Sherry (Conservative), 4.1%