1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 63
New York State Assembly · New York
Sheldon Silver (D) won with 87.5% of the vote, defeating Leonard Wertheim (R) by 75.0 points.
Sheldon SilverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.5%14,722
Leonard WertheimRepublican
12.5%2,099
16,821 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