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1988Final results

1988 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

George Friedman (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Marie Ignarro (R) by 50.1 points.

George FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%16,752
Marie IgnarroRepublican
25.0%5,575
22,327 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+86.41978D+60.51982D+53.31986D+50.11988D+66.81990D+85.21992

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