1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 83
New York State Assembly · New York
George Friedman (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Michael Griffen (R) by 45.9 points.
George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%16,435
Michael GriffenRepublican
23.5%5,568
John E. McCarthyConservative
7.1%1,682
23,685 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