1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 1
New York State Assembly · New York
John L. Behan (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Jeanne K. Dickhoff (D) by 45.0 points.
John L. BehanRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%47,411
Jeanne K. DickhoffDemocrat
27.5%17,984
65,395 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET