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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 60

New York State Assembly · New York

Robert A. Straniere (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating George Hartigan (D) by 29.4 points.

Robert A. StraniereRepublican · winner
63.6%27,880
34.2%15,006
Valerie GibbonsLibertarian
2.1%931
43,817 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+10.41974R+7.31976R+28.41978R+29.41980R+39.71982R+50.81984

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

The candidates