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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 8

New York State Assembly · New York

Antonia P. Rettaliata (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Wenig (D) by 27.9 points.

Antonia P. RettaliataRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%27,206
36.1%15,338
42,544 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+2.41974D+10.31976R+11.21978R+27.91980R+37.61982R+43.81984

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