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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 78

New York State Assembly · New York

Gloria Davis (D) won with 91.0% of the vote, defeating Angela Jackson (R) by 83.0 points.

Gloria DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.0%18,257
Angela JacksonRepublican
7.9%1,593
Elizabeth HummelConservative
1.1%222
20,072 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+85.01982D+76.51984D+67.11986D+83.01988D+82.01992D+83.71994

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

The candidates

Gloria Davis (D)Angela Jackson (R)

Also on the ballot: Elizabeth Hummel (Conservative), 1.1%