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1998Final results

1998 election for New York Assembly District 79

New York State Assembly · New York

Gloria Davis (D) won with 94.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Nuzzo (R) by 90.5 points.

Gloria DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.2%13,267
Mary NuzzoRepublican
3.8%530
Edwin O. Ortiz Jr.Conservative
2.0%283
14,080 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+85.21992D+86.41994D+92.91996D+90.51998D+91.62000D+87.92002

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

The candidates

Gloria Davis (D)Mary Nuzzo (R)

Also on the ballot: Edwin O. Ortiz Jr. (Conservative), 2.0%