2000Final results
2000 election for New York Assembly District 78
New York State Assembly · New York
Jose Rivera (D) won with 95.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Dzungdo (R) by 90.9 points.
Jose RiveraDemocrat · winner
95.0%15,655
Paul DzungdoRepublican
4.2%689
Richard SotoConservative
0.8%129
16,473 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET