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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 37

New York State Assembly · New York

Clifford E. Wilson (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Rosemary R. Gunning (R) by 15.7 points.

Clifford E. WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%13,719
42.1%9,993
23,712 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+6.01974D+11.81976D+16.71978D+15.71980D+22.41982D+10.61984

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