1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 35
New York State Assembly · New York
John G. Lopresto (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Frank J. Costello (D) by 5.2 points.
John G. LoprestoRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%12,272
Frank J. CostelloDemocrat
46.5%11,037
Donald C. WeirLibertarian
1.8%419
23,728 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