2008Final results
2008 election for New York Assembly District 78
New York State Assembly · New York
Jose Rivera (D) won with 90.6% of the vote, defeating Jose A. Torres (R) by 82.2 points.
Jose RiveraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.6%18,452
Jose A. TorresRepublican
8.3%1,701
Robert Lupo IIConservative
1.1%222
20,375 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET