1982Final results
1982 election for New York Assembly District 79
New York State Assembly · New York
George Friedman (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Detomaso (R) by 60.5 points.
George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.0%16,326
Nicholas DetomasoRepublican
17.4%3,652
John E. McCarthyConservative
4.6%958
20,936 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