1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 117
New York State Assembly · New York
Ray T. Chesbro (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Michael G. Yerdon (D) by 12.6 points.
Ray T. ChesbroRepublican · winner
55.0%24,303
Michael G. YerdonDemocrat
42.4%18,740
William MaroneyLibertarian
2.7%1,173
44,216 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