
March 1996 Primary Election: 78th State Assembly District
| Candidate | Party | District total | Percent, Party | Percent, total |
| Mary Christian-Heising | Dem | 5,763 | 21.71% | 9.27% |
| James Gosse | Dem | 1,165 | 4.39% | 1.87% |
| Phyllis Kraus | Dem | 6,190 | 23.32% | 9.96% |
| Lou Mone | Dem | 2,562 | 9.65% | 4.12% |
| Richard Rogers | Dem | 799 | 3.01% | 1.29% |
| Howard Wayne | Dem | 10,062 | 37.91% | 16.19% |
| Votes not Cast in Race | Dem | 7,963 | 23.08% | 10.29% |
| Scott Harvey | Rep | 10,717 | 30.35% | 17.24% |
| Bruce Henderson | Rep | 11,672 | 33.06% | 18.78% |
| Tricia Hunter | Rep | 12,917 | 36.59% | 20.78% |
| Votes not Cast in Race | Rep | 6,602 | 15.75% | 8.54% |
| Nathan E Johnson | A.I. | 318 | 100.00% | 0.51% |
| Votes not Cast in Race | A.I. | 621 | 66.13% | 0.80% |
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