1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 48
New York State Assembly · New York
Samuel Hirsch (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Bernard Gordon (R) by 51.3 points.
Samuel HirschDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%18,993
Bernard GordonRepublican
23.2%5,912
Marianne DowningRight to Life
2.3%578
25,483 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