1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New York Assembly District 105
New York State Assembly · New York
Gail S. Shaffer (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Arlington P. Vandyke (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gail S. ShafferDemocrat · winner
53.7%30,115
Arlington P. VandykeRepublican · incumbent
46.3%25,989
56,104 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