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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for New York Assembly District 75

New York State Assembly · New York

John C. Dearie (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Guy J. Velella (R) by 14.4 points.

John C. DearieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%17,026
Guy J. VelellaRepublican · incumbent
42.8%12,728
29,754 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

EvenD+85.71976D+84.61978D+88.51980D+14.41982D+34.91984D+58.01986

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