1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New York Assembly District 116
New York State Assembly · New York
Richard S. Ruggiero (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Nicholas J. Calogero (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard S. RuggieroDemocrat · winner
51.2%23,758
Nicholas J. CalogeroRepublican · incumbent
48.8%22,671
46,429 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