1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 47
New York State Assembly · New York
Frank J. Barbaro (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating John Castaldo (R) by 58.5 points.
Frank J. BarbaroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%16,589
John CastaldoRepublican
18.5%3,977
Joann TaorminaConservative
4.6%981
21,547 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