1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 5

Name: 1980 election for New York Assembly District 5
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: New York

New York State Assembly · New York

Paul E. Harenberg (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Strand (R) by 16.8 points.

Paul E. HarenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.4%19,093

41.6%13,608

32,701 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

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