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1980Final results

1980 election for New York Assembly District 91

New York State Assembly · New York

John M. Perone (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Ron J. Stokes (D) by 20.3 points.

John M. PeroneRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%25,598
39.8%16,946
42,544 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+5.21974D+2.11976R+3.11978R+20.31980D+0.91982R+7.21984

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