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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 144

New York State Assembly · New York

William B. Hoyt (D) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Dunstan L. Haettenschwiller (R) by 51.0 points.

William B. HoytDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.5%27,733
24.5%9,010
36,743 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+2.31974D+23.51976D+30.81978D+51.01980D+10.81982D+40.91984

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