1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1978 election for New York's 18th District

Name: 1978 election for New York's 18th District
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Sedgwick Green (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Carter Burden (D) by 6.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Sedgwick GreenRepublican · winner

53.3%60,867

46.7%53,434

114,301 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET