1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 139
New York State Assembly · New York
Matthew J. Murphy (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Raymond C. Betsch (R) by 46.7 points.
Matthew J. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%33,550
Raymond C. BetschRepublican
26.7%12,197
45,747 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