1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 81
New York State Assembly · New York
Eliot L. Engel (D) won with 79.0% of the vote, defeating Douglas Greene (R) by 62.5 points.
Eliot L. EngelDemocrat · winner
79.0%27,451
Douglas GreeneRepublican
16.5%5,731
Eric F. ConsentinoConservative
4.5%1,566
34,748 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