1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 40
New York State Assembly · New York
Edward Griffith (D) won with 96.2% of the vote, defeating York E. Battice (R) by 92.5 points.
Edward GriffithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.2%9,853
York E. BatticeRepublican
3.8%385
10,238 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