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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 80

New York State Assembly · New York

Guy J. Velella (R) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Alfred R. Fazio (D) by 49.7 points.

Guy J. VelellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.9%21,730
24.2%7,111
Beatrice RifasLibertarian
1.9%546
29,387 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+32.61974R+11.61976R+33.71978R+49.71980D+61.81982D+43.01984

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

The candidates

Guy J. Velella (R)Alfred R. Fazio (D)

Also on the ballot: Beatrice Rifas (Libertarian), 1.9%