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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 77

New York State Assembly · New York

Armando Montano (D) won with 88.9% of the vote, defeating Ingle Stephens (R) by 82.5 points.

Armando MontanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.9%4,419
Ingle StephensRepublican
6.4%317
Eduardo FerrerLibertarian
4.7%236
4,972 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+81.31974D+85.51976D+82.51978D+86.41980D+62.91982D+70.61984

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

The candidates

Armando Montano (D)Ingle Stephens (R)

Also on the ballot: Eduardo Ferrer (Libertarian), 4.7%