1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 64
New York State Assembly · New York
William F. Passannante (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Claire A. Peterson (R) by 63.2 points.
William F. PassannanteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%31,732
Claire A. PetersonRepublican
16.3%6,519
Preston WoodWorking Families
2.1%840
Robert P. CarsonConservative
2.0%807
39,898 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
The candidates
William F. Passannante (D)Claire A. Peterson (R)
Also on the ballot: Preston Wood (Working Families), 2.1%; Robert P. Carson (Conservative), 2.0%