1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 9
New York State Assembly · New York
Louis T. Howard (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Silber (D) by 29.8 points.
Louis T. HowardRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%24,176
Michael SilberDemocrat
35.1%13,062
37,238 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