1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 132
New York State Assembly · New York
Audre Pinny Cooke (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Harriet Rifkin (D) by 26.6 points.
Audre Pinny CookeRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%32,990
Harriet RifkinDemocrat
33.6%18,431
Kathy BartlettConservative
2.4%1,313
Susan E. HeagneyRight to Life
2.3%1,280
John S. ZdanowiczLibertarian
1.4%782
54,796 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
The candidates
Audre Pinny Cooke (R)Harriet Rifkin (D)
Also on the ballot: Kathy Bartlett (Conservative), 2.4%; Susan E. Heagney (Right to Life), 2.3%; John S. Zdanowicz (Libertarian), 1.4%