1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 124
New York State Assembly · New York
James Tallon Jr. (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Spencer (R) by 31.9 points.
James Tallon Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%28,491
Robert R. SpencerRepublican
33.1%14,508
Richard H. KnaufRight to Life
1.9%848
43,847 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