1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 72
New York State Assembly · New York
John Brian Murtaugh (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Leonard B. Guttman (R) by 65.7 points.
John Brian MurtaughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%13,854
Leonard B. GuttmanRepublican
17.1%2,865
16,719 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET