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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 35

New York State Assembly · New York

John G. Lopresto (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Costello (D) by 10.6 points.

John G. LoprestoRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%16,074
44.7%12,995
29,069 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

EvenR+13.21974R+5.11976R+5.21978R+10.61980D+63.41982D+50.61984

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