1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 27
New York State Assembly · New York
David L. Cohen (D) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating Kerry Katsorhis (R) by 54.4 points.
David L. CohenDemocrat · winner
75.8%20,872
Kerry KatsorhisRepublican
21.4%5,894
John A. McRaeRight to Life
2.8%771
27,537 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