1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New York Assembly District 91
New York State Assembly · New York
John M. Perone (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Edward F. X. Ryan Jr. (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John M. PeroneRepublican · winner
51.0%17,666
Edward F. X. Ryan Jr.Democrat · incumbent
47.9%16,599
Oscar RadinLibertarian
1.1%376
34,641 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