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1996Final results

1996 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Gloria Davis (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating Mary Nuzzo (R) by 92.9 points.

Gloria DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
96.1%19,362
Mary NuzzoRepublican
3.1%631
Scott A. BennettConservative
0.8%164
20,157 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+66.81990D+85.21992D+86.41994D+92.91996D+90.51998D+91.62000

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

The candidates

Gloria Davis (D)Mary Nuzzo (R)

Also on the ballot: Scott A. Bennett (Conservative), 0.8%