1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 56
New York State Assembly · New York
Albert Vann (Lib) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Carl I. Butler (D) by 0.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Albert VannLibertarian · winner · incumbent
49.3%6,766
Carl I. ButlerDemocrat
48.3%6,641
Joann WilliamsRepublican
2.4%330
13,737 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