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1978Final results

1978 election for New York Assembly District 13

New York State Assembly · New York

Thomas S. Gulotta (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Schiliro (D) by 42.7 points.

Thomas S. GulottaRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%28,050
28.1%11,129
Joseph PelenLibertarian
1.2%462
39,641 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

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

Races before and after

EvenR+0.41972R+1.61974R+19.31976R+42.71978R+54.81980D+22.91982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Thomas S. Gulotta (R)Thomas Schiliro (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Pelen (Libertarian), 1.2%