1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
George Friedman (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Peter D. Gildea (R) by 47.1 points.
George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%14,677
Peter D. GildeaRepublican
23.4%4,877
Daniel B. MeadeConservative
6.1%1,273
20,827 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