1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 1
New York State Senate · New York
Kenneth La Valle (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Neil M. Fischer (D) by 40.0 points.
Kenneth La ValleRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%76,516
Neil M. FischerDemocrat
30.0%32,789
109,305 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