1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 6
New York State Assembly · New York
John C. Cochrane (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Alan J. Lawrence (D) by 18.8 points.
John C. CochraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%18,713
Alan J. LawrenceDemocrat
40.6%12,785
31,498 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