1978Final results
1978 election for New York Senate District 11
New York State Senate · New York
Frank Padavan (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Alvin Frankenberg (D) by 32.6 points.
Frank PadavanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%47,350
Alvin FrankenbergDemocrat
33.7%24,067
71,417 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