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  NY Attorney General
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Parents > United States > New York > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1978 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiedbudgeteer January 23, 2017 10:15pm
Data SourcesNY Red Book
DescriptionAbrams also ran on the Liberal line.
DEM 2,218,678 LIB 133,806

Roth also ran on the Conservative line.
REP 1,714,291 CON 259,199
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1974
NameLouis J. Lefkowitz Votes2,624,637 (51.63%)
Term01/01/1975 - 01/01/1979 Margin434,983 (+8.56%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 12, 1978 NY Attorney General - D Primary Robert Abrams
Sep 12, 1978 NY Attorney General - C Primary Michael Roth
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Borough President Robert Abrams Michael Roth Dolores Grande Jeffrey Reeves Raymond H. Markey, Jr.
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Communist Socialist Workers
Votes2,352,484 (53.78%) 1,973,490 (45.12%) 17,381 (0.40%) 15,655 (0.36%) 15,072 (0.35%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -378,994 (-8.66%) -2,335,103 (-53.38%) -2,336,829 (-53.42%) -2,337,412 (-53.44%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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