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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 87

New York State Assembly · New York

Nicholas A. Spano (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Harry Oxman (D) by 23.8 points.

Nicholas A. SpanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%22,466
Harry OxmanDemocrat
38.1%13,838
36,304 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+35.71974D+5.61976R+2.01978R+23.81980R+27.51984R+28.71986

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