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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 126

New York State Assembly · New York

George H. Winner Jr. (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating David E. Finnell (D) by 43.9 points.

George H. Winner Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
72.0%29,267
28.0%11,406
40,673 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

EvenR+14.01974R+28.11976R+12.41978R+43.91980R+40.91986R+21.71992

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