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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 4

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert C. Wertz (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Aaron W. Godfrey (D) by 38.8 points.

Robert C. WertzRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%31,677
30.6%13,968
45,645 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+15.71974R+5.11976R+28.01978R+38.81980D+15.01982R+9.31984

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