2012Final results
2012 election for New York Assembly District 78
New York State Assembly · New York
Jose Rivera (D) won with 94.0% of the vote, defeating Luana G. Malavolta (R) by 89.4 points.
Jose RiveraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.0%20,241
Luana G. MalavoltaRepublican
4.6%990
Richard RetchoConservative
1.4%301
21,532 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET