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1980 election for New York Assembly District 118

New York State Assembly · New York

Michael J. Bragman (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Durham (R) by 10.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael J. BragmanDemocrat · winner
54.6%29,514
44.3%23,967
Robert BrowneLibertarian
1.1%594
54,075 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

EvenD+2.81974R+6.71976R+43.31978D+10.31980D+30.31982D+51.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Michael J. Bragman (D)Charles A. Durham (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert Browne (Libertarian), 1.1%