1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 17
New York State Assembly · New York
Kemp Hannon (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Herman A. Washington (D) by 24.7 points.
Kemp HannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%24,683
Herman A. WashingtonDemocrat
37.7%14,906
39,589 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