1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 89
New York State Assembly · New York
William B. Finneran (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Toner (R) by 20.4 points.
William B. FinneranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%23,684
Peter J. TonerRepublican
39.8%15,657
39,341 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