1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New York Assembly District 87
New York State Assembly · New York
Nicholas A. Spano (R) won with 47.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. McInerney (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Nicholas A. SpanoRepublican · winner
47.1%15,102
Thomas J. McInerneyDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%14,445
Shirley K. WerthamerLibertarian
7.9%2,542
32,089 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