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1980 election for New York Assembly District 133

New York State Assembly · New York

Dale E. Rath (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Andrew Virgilio (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Dale E. RathRepublican · winner
50.2%23,851
Andrew VirgilioDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%23,103
1.1%527
47,481 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+2.11974D+6.81976D+4.51978R+1.61980D+36.71982D+26.91984

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

The candidates

Dale E. Rath (R)Andrew Virgilio (D)

Also on the ballot: Ralph Boryszewski (Libertarian), 1.1%