1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 16
New York State Assembly · New York
May W. Newburger (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Famighetti (R) by 6.1 points.
May W. NewburgerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%28,296
Joseph P. FamighettiRepublican
46.9%25,031
53,327 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