1978Final results
1978 election for New York Assembly District 78
New York State Assembly · New York
Estella B. Diggs (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Gloria Davis (Lib) by 49.2 points.
Estella B. DiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%4,427
Gloria DavisLibertarian
24.0%1,453
Lillian KnightRepublican
2.7%164
6,044 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