1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for New York Assembly District 88
New York State Assembly · New York
John R. Branca (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Ross (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John R. BrancaDemocrat · winner
49.3%19,927
Richard C. RossRepublican · incumbent
48.1%19,422
John J. BarryRight to Life
2.6%1,064
40,413 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