1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 138
New York State Assembly · New York
Joseph T. Pillittere (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Henry M. Sloma (R) by 8.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph T. PillittereDemocrat · winner
52.4%14,924
Henry M. SlomaRepublican
43.5%12,392
Craig B. LockeConservative
4.1%1,180
28,496 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET