1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 42
New York State Assembly · New York
Harry Smoler (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Larry Penner (R) by 16.8 points.
Harry SmolerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.3%19,442
Larry PennerRepublican
38.5%13,540
Howard SchneiderLibertarian
6.2%2,162
35,144 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