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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/New York/NY-36
      1978·US House·New York·District profile →

      New York District 36 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      John J Lafalce
      71.2%95,613 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Francina Joyce Cartonia
      23.1%30,964 votes
      Margin
      D+48.1
      134,257 total votes
      5 candidates134,257 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John J LafalceDEM✓
      		DEM95,61371.2%
      Francina Joyce CartoniaREP
      		REP30,96423.1%
      John J LafalceOTH
      		OTH3,8842.9%
      Francis P MundyOTH
      		OTH3,2332.4%
      Francina Joyce CartoniaOTH
      		OTH5630.4%

      Seat History

      US House in New York

      1980
      John J LafalceDEM
      D+42.9
      1976
      John J LafalceDEM
      D+33.5
      View all US House history for New York →

      Candidates

      John J LafalceOTH
      Record17W-15L
      Avg MarginD+11.3
      Career1970-2000
      US House / State House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Francina Joyce CartoniaREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Francis P MundyOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

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