1980Final results
1980 election for New York Assembly District 97
New York State Assembly · New York
William J. Larkin Jr. (R) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Fred Ponger (D) by 63.1 points.
William J. Larkin Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
81.6%37,527
Fred PongerDemocrat
18.4%8,485
46,012 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