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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 50

New York State Assembly · New York

Florence M. Sullivan (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Matthew J. Demic (D) by 20.8 points.

Florence M. SullivanRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%15,507
39.0%10,121
Ruffino SosaLibertarian
1.1%297
25,925 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+8.11974R+18.21976R+14.21978R+20.81980D+71.11982D+48.11984

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

The candidates

Florence M. Sullivan (R)Matthew J. Demic (D)

Also on the ballot: Ruffino Sosa (Libertarian), 1.1%