1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 7
New York State Assembly · New York
John Flanagan (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Gerry P. Gallo (D) by 33.4 points.
John FlanaganRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%23,869
Gerry P. GalloDemocrat
33.3%11,914
35,783 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