1984Final results
1984 election for New York Assembly District 79
New York State Assembly · New York
George Friedman (D) won with 91.2% of the vote, defeating John E. McCarthy (Con) by 82.3 points.
George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.2%19,371
John E. McCarthyConservative
8.8%1,877
21,248 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET