1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 51

Name: 1980 election for New York Assembly District 51
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: New York

New York State Assembly · New York

Joseph Ferris (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Elinore M. Flynn (R) by 32.8 points.

Joseph FerrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent

66.4%14,187

33.6%7,177

21,364 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