1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1978 election for New York's 29th District

Name: 1978 election for New York's 29th District
Start: 1978-11-07
Location: New York

U.S. House · New York

Gerald Solomon (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Edward Pattison (D) by 8.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Gerald SolomonRepublican · winner

54.0%99,518

46.0%84,705

184,223 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