1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 85
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Dearie (D) won with 82.6% of the vote, defeating William Newmark (R) by 68.8 points.
John C. DearieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.6%17,009
William NewmarkRepublican
13.8%2,836
Luis PachecoLibertarian
3.6%746
20,591 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